Ergothioneine accumulation in a medicinal plant Gastrodia elata

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1141-1147

  Park, Eung Jun ^a   Lee, Wi Young ^a   Kim, Seung Taek ^a   Ahn, Jin Kwon ^a   Bae, Eun Kyung ^a  

^a Korea Forest Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Armillaria mellea; Ergothioneine; Gastrodia elata

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; SCAVENGER; THIONEINE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARMILLARIA; ARMILLARIA MELLEA; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRY WEIGHT; GASTRODIA ELATA; NONHUMAN; PLANT FUNGUS INTERACTION; PLANT TISSUE; PLANT TISSUE CULTURE; RHIZOME; ROOT GROWTH; SYMBIOSIS; TISSUE LEVEL; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ARMILLARIA MELLEA; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; FUNGI; GASTRODIA ELATA;

EID: 77954855949     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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