Glycowithanolides accumulation in in vitro shoot cultures of Indian ginseng (Withania somnifera dunal)

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 479-482

  Ahuja, Ashok ^a   Kaur, Devinder ^b   Sharada, Mallubhotla ^c   Kumar, Arun ^a   Suri, Krishan Avtar ^a   Dutt, Prabhu ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE   (India)

^b CSIR INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ashwagandha; Glycowithanolides; Indian Ginseng; Shoot cultures; Withania somnifera

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; BAP REAGENT; GLYCOWITHANOLIDE; PHYSAGULIN D; REAGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WITHANOSIDE IV; WITHANOSIDE VI; WITHASTRARONOLIDE; GLYCOSIDE; WITHANOLIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MURASHIGE AND SKOOG MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SHOOT TIP CULTURE; SPECTROSCOPY; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA; GINSENG; INDIA; METABOLISM; PLANT; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE;

PANAX GINSENG; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; GLYCOSIDES; INDIA; PANAX; PLANT SHOOTS; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; WITHANOLIDES;

EID: 67650638914     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0900400407     Document Type: Article

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