Callus formation and cucurbitacin B accumulation in Ecballium elaterium callus cultures
FITOTERAPIA, vol.74, no.7-8, pp.618-623, 2003 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 74 Issue: 7-8
- Publication Date: 2003
- Doi Number: 10.1016/s0367-326x(03)00165-5
- Journal Name: FITOTERAPIA
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.618-623
- Keywords: Ecballium elaterium, callus culture, cucurbitacin B, FRUIT JUICE, PRINCIPLE
- Ankara University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Ecballium elaterium fruit juice is used for the treatment of sinusitis in Turkish folk medicine. The aim of this study was to increase the yield of cucurbitacin B, an anti-inflammatory compound previously isolated in various organs of E. elaterium, through tissue culture techniques. Higher yields of cucurbitacin B (1.126%) were obtained from the first subculture calluses from stem nodes in the presence of benzyl adenine (BA; 1 mg/l) and naphtalene acetic acid (NAA; 0.1 mg/l) in comparison with the yields obtained from plant material (0.01%). (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.