Environmental stresses induce health-promoting phytochemicals in lettuce

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 578-583

  Oh, Myung Min ^a   Carey, Edward E ^a   Rajashekar, C B ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Environmental stresses; Lettuce; Phenolics; Phytochemicals; Total phenolic content

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CAFFEIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHLOROGENIC ACID; CICHORIC ACID; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; GALACTOSE DEHYDROGENASE; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL METHYLTRANSFERASE; GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL METHYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSIDE; ISOQUERCITRIN; LUTEOLIN 7 GLUCOSIDE; LUTEOLIN-7-O-GLUCOSIDE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA LYASE; QUERCETIN; SUCCINIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LETTUCE; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CAFFEIC ACIDS; CHLOROGENIC ACID; FLAVONES; GALACTOSE DEHYDROGENASES; GLUCOSIDES; LETTUCE; LIGHT; METHYLTRANSFERASES; PHENOLS; PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA-LYASE; QUERCETIN; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SUCCINATES;

LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 67349131970     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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