Arbutin production via biotransformation of hydroquinone in in vitro cultures of Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 865-870

  Kwiecień, Inga ^a   Szopa, Agnieszka ^a   Madej, Kornelia ^a   Ekiert, Halina ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Arbutin; Biotransformation; Black chokeberry; Hydroquinone; In vitro cultures

Indexed keywords

ARBUTIN; DEPIGMENTING AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PHOTINIA; PLANT LEAF; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ARBUTIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; PHOTINIA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SKIN LIGHTENING PREPARATIONS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84893428903     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: 1734154X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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