UV-B radiation as an elicitor of secondary metabolite production in plants of the genus Alternanthera
ABSTRACT Ultraviolet B radiation has been described as a potential elicitor agent of the synthesis of secondary metabolites in plants. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate the production of betalains and total flavonoids, as well as the antioxidant activity, of Alternanthera sessilis, A. bra...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Botânica do Brasil
2018-07-01
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| Series: | Acta Botânica Brasílica |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062018000400615&lng=en&tlng=en |