Methylglyoxal destroys Agrobacterium tumefaciens crown gall tumours in Nicotiana tabacum without any adverse effect on the host plant

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 312-316

  Ray, A ^a   Roy, C ^b   Ray, S ^c   Mazumder, M ^a   Sengupta, D N ^b   Ray, M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (India)

^b BOSE INSTITUTE   (India)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

anticancer drug; cisplatin; ellagic acid; pyruvic acid; respiration

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 79955549442     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-011-0044-4     Document Type: Article

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