Production of a cytotoxic proteoglycan using callus culture of saffron corms (Crocus sativus L.)

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-59

  Escribano, Julio ^a   Piqueras, Abel ^b   Medina, Joaquín ^c   Rubio, Angela ^a   Alvarez Ortí, Manuel ^a   Fernández, José Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^c INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Callus culture; Crocus sativus; Cytotoxicity; HeLa cells; Proteoglycan; Saffron plant

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOHYDRATES; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; GROWTH KINETICS; ONCOLOGY; PURIFICATION; TOXICITY;

ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; CALLUS CULTURE; CROCUS SATIVUS; CYTOTOXICITY; PROTEOGLYCAN;

PROTEINS;

PROTEOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; CALLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG PURIFICATION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE CULTURE; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; LILIACEAE; PROTEOGLYCANS;

EID: 0345643409     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(99)00125-X     Document Type: Article

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