Functional Characterization of a Glucosyltransferase Specific to Flavonoid 7-O-Glucosides from Withania somnifera

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1100-1108

  Kumar, R J Santosh ^a   Ruby, ^a   Singh, Somesh ^a   Sonawane, Prashant D ^a   Vishwakarma, R K ^a   Khan, B M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Diadzein; Flavonoids; Glycosyltransferase; Withania somnifera

Indexed keywords

WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 84883461151     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: 15729818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11105-013-0573-4     Document Type: Article

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