Comparison on ingredients between cultured cell and cultivated Saffron pistils / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare the differences of active ingredients between tissue cultured cells and cultivated saffron pistils.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The experiment was carried out by the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) spectra and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The data indicated that the species and contents active ingredients in saffron pistils from different places were different. The species of active ingredients in tissue cultured cells are less than those in cultivated saffron pistils. However, the quantity of crocin A, which showed good anticancer effect, is 2-3 times more than that in cultivated saffron pistils.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The active ingredients of the tissue cultured cells are similar to those of saffron pistils, but their contents are different. Therefore, the tissue cultured cells can only be the part-substitutes of cultivated saffron pistils.</p>