Production dynamics of Withaferin A in Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal complex

Natural Product Research

Volumn 23, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 1304-1311

  Kaul, M K ^a   Kumar, Arun ^a   Ahuja, Ashok ^a   Mir, B A ^a   Suri, K A ^b   Qazi, G N ^a  

^a Biodiversity and Applied Botany Division   (India)

^b CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE   (India)

Author keywords

Chemotype; Hybrids; In vitro plants; Withaferin A; Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha)

Indexed keywords

PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WITHAFERIN A; WITHAFERIN D; WITHAFERIN E; WITHANONE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRUIT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INHERITANCE; MICROPROPAGATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PLANT STEM; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; ERGOSTEROL; FRUIT; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; PLANT STRUCTURES; SEEDS; WITHANIA; WITHANOLIDES;

WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 70449111507     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786410802547440     Document Type: Article

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