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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Main Authors: Graciene de Souza Bido, Maria de Lourdes Lucio Ferrarese, Rogério Marchiosi, Osvaldo Ferrarese-Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2010-06-01
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