Chitosan enhances xanthone production in Hypericum perforatum subsp. angustifolium cell cultures

Natural Product Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 286-293

  Tocci, N ^a   Ferrari, F ^a   Santamaria, A R ^a   Valletta, A ^a   Rovardi, I ^a   Pasqua, G ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell cultures; Chitosan; Hypericum perforatum; Xanthones

Indexed keywords

1,7 DIHYDROXYXANTHONE; CADENSIN G; CHITOSAN; FLAVONOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CELL SUSPENSION; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN;

CELLS, CULTURED; CHITOSAN; HYPERICUM; XANTHONES;

HYPERICUM PERFORATUM;

EID: 76949100132     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786410903006353     Document Type: Article

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