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Ontogeny of solasodine-containing mucilage layer in solanum viarum Dunal, ploidy types.
J Biosci ; 1998 Jun; 23(2): 155-162
Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-161208
ABSTRACT
Berries of steroid-bearing Solanum viarum Dunal are exploited commercially in India as raw material by steroid industries for solasodine, a glycoalkaloid, present in the mucilaginous exotesta of the seed. Comparative ontogeny of exotesta studied through histochemical studies in diploid, autotetraploid and trisomic plants indicated similarity in the histochemical changes occurring during ontogeny of the outermost seed coat layer which culminated in the transformation of this layer into the mucilage layer. The increased cell size in this layer in the autotetraploid plants probably accounts for the higher steroid content reported. Corroborative evidences for histochemical changes observed in the mucilage layer were obtained from studies of ultrastructure using transmission electron microscopy.
Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Language: English Journal: J Biosci Year: 1998 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Language: English Journal: J Biosci Year: 1998 Type: Article