THE RATE OF ECDYSTEROID PRODUCTION IN SUSPENSION-CULTURED CELLS OF THE FERN PTERIDIUM-AQUILINUM

Authors
SVATOS A MACEK T
Citation
A. Svatos et T. Macek, THE RATE OF ECDYSTEROID PRODUCTION IN SUSPENSION-CULTURED CELLS OF THE FERN PTERIDIUM-AQUILINUM, Phytochemistry, 35(3), 1994, pp. 651-654
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
Phytochemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319422
Volume
35
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
651 - 654
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9422(1994)35:3<651:TROEPI>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
The rate of production of three ecdysteroids, ponasterone, ecdysone an d ecdysterone, by a suspension culture of cells of bracken fern, Pteri dium aquilinum, was investigated. The highest rate of production was b etween the fourth and 13th day of cultivation, and the concentration o f ecdysteroids in the cells (0.02% of fresh wt) was higher in comparis on to the original plant. Ponasterone was the major compound identifie d. A potential value of this culture for a study of the biosynthesis o f ecdysteroids is discussed.