Abstract
In vitro multiple shoots, root, callus and cell suspension cultures of Withania somnifera exhibited the potentiality to produce pharmacologically active withanolides. Multiple shoots cultures exhibited an increase in withanolide A accumulation compared to shoots of the mother plant. In vitro generated root cultures as well as callus and suspension cultures also produced withanolides albeit at lower levels.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Cells, Cultured
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Ergosterol / analogs & derivatives*
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Ergosterol / biosynthesis
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Flowers / metabolism
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Indoleacetic Acids / metabolism
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Plant Leaves / cytology
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Plant Leaves / metabolism
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Plant Roots / metabolism
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Plant Shoots / metabolism
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Withania / metabolism*
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Withanolides
Substances
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3-rhamnopyranosyl(1-4)-glucopyranosyl-12-diacetoxy-20-hydroxywitha-5,24-dienolide
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Indoleacetic Acids
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Withanolides
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indoleacetic acid
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Ergosterol