Hydrogen peroxide Acts as a Secondary Messenger for Production of Silymarin in Ag+ Elicited Silybum marianum Hairy Root Cultures

This study was performed to investigate the effect of Ag+ as an elicitor on the activity of antioxidant enzymes, content of H2O2, accumulation of total tocopherol and antioxidant activity in hairy root cultures of Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. The hairy roots were treated with 2 mM Ag+. The treated...

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Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Iranian Medicinal Plants Society 2014-09-01
Series:Journal of Medicinal Plants and By-products
Subjects:
Ag+
Online Access:http://jmpb.areeo.ac.ir/article_108601_6491b273504219c7fedd863c5e0e92e7.pdf