Naringenin inhibits the growth and stimulates the lignification of soybean root
The flavanone naringenin, an intermediate in flavonoid biosynthesis, was tested for its effect on root growth, phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) and peroxidase (POD) activities, as well as phenolic compounds and lignin contents in soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) seedlings. Three-day-old seedlings w...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)
2010-06-01
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Series: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132010000300005 |