Protoplast isolation from cultured lichen usnea ghattensis, their fusion with protoplasts of aspergillus nidulans, fusant regeneration and production of usnic acid

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 415-418

  Behera, B C ^a   Sonone, A ^a   Makhija, U ^a  

^a AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; USNEA;

BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; USNIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BIOMASS; CELL CULTURE; CELL FUSION; CYTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTOPLAST; REGENERATION; USNEA;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BENZOFURANS; BIOMASS; CELL FUSION; CELLS, CULTURED; PROTOPLASTS; REGENERATION; USNEA;

EID: 74949099801     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-009-0058-x     Document Type: Article

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