Advancement in research on Aconitum sp. (ranunculaceae) under different area: A review

Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 411-427

  Srivastava, Nidhi ^a   Sharma, Vikas ^a   Kamal, Barkha ^a   Dobriyal, A K ^b   Jadon, Vikash Singh ^a  

^a Sardar Bhagwan Singh Post Gratudate Institute of Biomedical Sciences & Research   (India)

^b H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aconitum; Chemical constituents; Conservation; Diversity; Pharmacological

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

ACONITUM; CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS; DIVERSITY; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION; NUMBER OF SPECIES; PHARMACOLOGICAL; PHYTOCHEMICAL; TIBETANS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ACONITUM; ACONITUM ANTHORA; ACONITUM BALFOURII; ACONITUM CARMICHAELII; ACONITUM HETEROPHYLLUM; ACONITUM KUSNEZOFFII; ACONITUM LAEVE; RANUNCULACEAE;

EID: 78649394287     PISSN: 1682296X     EISSN: 16822978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/biotech.2010.411.427     Document Type: Review

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