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Biotechnol Lett
; 25(13): 1055-9, 2003 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12889814
ABSTRACT
The production of erythroidines and other alkaloids was studied in cotyledons, callus and cell suspension cultures of Erythrina americana Miller. The cell suspension cultures, grown in Murashige & Skoog medium with naphthaleneacetic acid (3 mg l(-1)) and kinetin (2 mg l(-1)), produced 89 and 17 microg alpha- and beta-erythroidines respectively per g dry wt.