Published May 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

Metabolism of quercetin in cell suspension culture of Nicotiana tabacum

  • 1. Ceskoslovenska Akademie Ved, Prague, Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic)

Description

Quercetin was oxidized on a rotating glassy-carbon electrode in phosphate-methanol buffer. The half-wave potentials for several pH were determined. Oxidation of quercetin by one of Nicotiana tabacum cell suspension cultures was carried out in vitro and final products were characterized by means of UV spectra and mass-spectrophotometry. Each product of oxidation was assayed for oxygen consumption inhibiting activity, using a 3 days old cell suspension culture of Nicotiana tabacum. Dimers and polymers showed strong inhibiting activity in O-2 consumption

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Biologia Plantarum
Journal Volume
31
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 182-187
ISSN
0006-3134

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Notes
FAO/AGRIS record; ARN: CS8901850