Enhancement of ajmalicine production in Catharanthus roseus cell cultures with methyl jasmonate is dependent on timing and dosage of elicitation

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 1595-1599

  Lee Parsons, Carolyn W T ^a   Ertürk, Seda ^a   Tengtrakool, Jennifer ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GENZYME CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Ajmalicine; Alkaloid; Catharanthus roseus; Elicitation; Methyl jasmonate

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; PRODUCTION;

AJMALICINE; ALKALOID; METHYL JASMONATE;

CELL CULTURE;

CATHARANTHUS; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; AJMALICINE; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; JASMONIC ACID METHYL ESTER; RAUWOLFIA ALKALOID;

ARTICLE; CATHARANTHUS; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ACETIC ACIDS; CATHARANTHUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CYCLOPENTANES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; SECOLOGANIN TRYPTAMINE ALKALOIDS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 21644459656     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BILE.0000045825.37395.94     Document Type: Article

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