HPLC and GC analyses of in vitro-grown leaves of the cancer bush Lessertia (Sutherlandia) frutescens L. reveal higher yields of bioactive compounds

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 431-438

  Shaik, Shakira ^a   Singh, Nisha ^a   Nicholas, Ashley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

GABA; Gas chromatography; l Canavanine; LC MS MS; Phyto compounds

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS; GABA; HIGHER YIELD; IN-VITRO; L-CANAVANINE; LC-MS/MS; LEAF EXTRACTS; METHANOLIC EXTRACTS; PHYTO-COMPOUNDS; PLANT SPECIES; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ARGININE; BUTYRIC ACID; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; DISEASES; FATTY ACIDS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SEED; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY;

LESSERTIA; SUTHERLANDIA; SUTHERLANDIA FRUTESCENS;

EID: 79957479566     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-010-9884-4     Document Type: Article

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