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1 May 2005 IN VITRO BIOSYNTHESIS OF ANTIOXIDANTS FROM HEMIDESMUS INDICUS R. BR. CULTURES
NEETA MISRA, PRATIBHA MISRA, S. K. DATTA, SHANTA MEHROTRA
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Shoot cultures and callus cultures from roots and leaves of Hemidesmus indicus R. Br. (Asclepiadaceae) were established on Murashige and Skoog medium with various hormonal combinations. The production of antioxidants (lupeol, vanillin, and rutin) in shoot cultures, callus cultures derived from leaf cells and root cells, was compared with root and aerial portions of the parent plant. Shoot cultures and leaf callus cultures produced more antioxidants than root callus cultures. In vitro culture of this species might offer an alternative method for production of these important pharmaceuticals, which would reduce the collection pressure on this rare plant.

NEETA MISRA, PRATIBHA MISRA, S. K. DATTA, and SHANTA MEHROTRA "IN VITRO BIOSYNTHESIS OF ANTIOXIDANTS FROM HEMIDESMUS INDICUS R. BR. CULTURES," In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant 41(3), 285-290, (1 May 2005). https://doi.org/10.1079/IVP2004627
Received: 10 May 2004; Accepted: 1 November 2004; Published: 1 May 2005
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KEYWORDS
callus culture
Hemidesmus indicus
Shoot culture
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