Mitragyna speciosa: Hairy root culture for triterpenoid production and high yield of mitragynine by regenerated plants

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 63, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 691-698

  Phongprueksapattana, Siriwan ^a   Putalun, Waraporn ^b   Keawpradub, Niwat ^a   Wungsintaweekul, Juraithip ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Hairy root culture; Mitragyna speciosa; Mitragynine; Ursolic acid

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM RHIZOGENES; MITRAGYNA; MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA;

EID: 56249096530     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2008-9-1014     Document Type: Article

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