Biotechnological intervention of Agave sisalana: A unique fiber yielding plant with medicinal property

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 177-187

  Debnath, Mousumi ^a   Pandey, Mukeshwar ^a   Sharma, Rohit ^a   Thakur, Gulab S ^b   Lal, Pushpa ^a  

^a Jaipur Engineering College and Research Centre   (India)

^b Bisen Biotech and Biopharma Pvt Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

Agave sisalana; Fiber; In vitro propagation; Saponin

Indexed keywords

AGAVE SISALANA EXTRACT; HECOGENIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; TICOGIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CALLUS CULTURE; CLONING; CONSTIPATION; DYSENTERY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FIBER; FLATULENCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; IN VITRO STUDY; INDIGESTION; JAUNDICE; LIVER DISEASE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS; SPECIES CULTIVATION; SYPHILIS; TOOTH PAIN; WOUND;

AGAVACEAE; AGAVE; AGAVE SISALANA;

EID: 77649139815     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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