N. Aimi et al., ISOLATION OF ALKALOIDS FROM CULTURED HYBRID-CELLS OF RAUWOLFIA-SERPENTINA X RHAZYA-STRICTA, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 44(8), 1996, pp. 1637-1639
Two monoterpenoid indole alkaloids and four beta-carbolines were isola
ted from a hybrid cell suspension culture generated from two Apocynace
ous plants, Rauwolfia serpentina Benth. and Rhazya stricta Decaisne. T
his indicates that the function of alkaloid biosynthesis is retained a
fter hybrid formation and that alkaloids not previously detected in th
e parental plants or cell cultures are formed.