Callus formation and cucurbitacin B accumulation in Ecballium elaterium callus cultures

Toker G., Memisoglu M., Toker M., Yesilada E.

FITOTERAPIA, cilt.74, ss.618-623, 2003 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 74
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0367-326x(03)00165-5
  • Dergi Adı: FITOTERAPIA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.618-623
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

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.