COUMARINS AND ALKALOIDS IN SHOOT CULTURE OF RUTA-GRAVEOLENS L

A shoot culture of Ruta graveolens L. (Rutaceae) was maintained in the stationary liquid phase. From the cultured shoots seven compounds wer e isolated and identified as psoralen, bergapten, xanthotoxin. isopimp inellin (linear furanocoumarins), rutamarin (linear dihydrofuranocouma rin), kokusaginine and skimmianine (furanoquinoline alkaloids) by spec tral methods. The compounds are known as secondary metabolites of the intact plant, as well as its cell and tissue cultures.