Berberine and lycopeneprofiling during the ontogeny of Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers ex Hook. F. & Thoms fruit

Current Science

Volumn 100, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1225-1231

  Khan, Mohammad Imtiyaj ^a   Sri Harsha, P S C ^a   Giridhar, P ^a   Ravishankar, G A ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Berberine; Fruit ontogenesis; Lycopene; Tinospora cordifolia

Indexed keywords

MENISPERMACEAE; TINOSPORA; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA;

EID: 79955436572     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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