In vitro root culture of Ocimum sanctum L. and evaluation of its free radical scavenging activity

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 105-109

  Shilpa, Kusampudi ^a   Selvakkumar, Chinnasamy ^a   Senthil, Arun Kumar ^a   Lakshmi, Baddireddi Subhadra ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

1 Naphthaleneacetic acid; 6 Benzyladnine; Free radical scavenging activity; Normal root culture; Ocimum sanctum

Indexed keywords

1 ,1-DIPHENYL-2-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2 ,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID (2 ,4-D); DRY WEIGHT; ETHYL ACETATES; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGING ACTIVITY; IN-VITRO; LEAF EXPLANTS; MURASHIGE AND SKOOG MEDIUMS; NAPHTHALENEACETIC ACID; OCIMUM SANCTUM; RADICAL SCAVENGING ACTIVITY; ROOT CULTURES;

ESTERS; FREE RADICALS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ACIDS;

OCIMUM; OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM;

EID: 77949293993     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-009-9661-4     Document Type: Article

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