Alleviation of UV-B stress in Arabidopsis using tea catechins

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 4111-4115

  Lee, X Z ^a   Liang, Y R ^a   Chen, H ^a   Lu, J L ^a   Liang, H L ^a   Huang, F P ^a   Mamati, E G ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Chalcone synthase; Gene expression; Sunscreen; Tea catechins; UV B

Indexed keywords

CATECHIN; CHALCONE SYNTHASE; SUNSCREEN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; LIGHT STRESS; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCREENING; TEA; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 57149085884     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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