Figure 5.
Inhibitory effects of 1 to 14 on the mRNA expression of HMG-CoA synthase. The gene expression level was determined by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and abscisic acid were used as blank and positive controls, respectively. G lyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) was used as reference gene. Values represent the mean ± SD of three independent experiments. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, and *** p < 0.001.