THE PRODUCTION OF SECONDARY METABOLITES FROM CHINESE MEDICINAL HERBS BY SUSPENSION AND TISSUE CULTURE

W. D. Chang; W. W. Huang; C. C. Chen; Y. S. Chang; F. T. Yeh; C. Na; M. T. Hsieh; H. S. Tsay

THE PRODUCTION OF SECONDARY METABOLITES FROM CHINESE MEDICINAL HERBS BY SUSPENSION AND TISSUE CULTURE

Journal

Toward Enhanced and Sustainable Agricultural Productivity in the 2000's: Breeding Research and Biotechnology (II)

Part Of

臺中場特刊第35號

Pages

535-540

Date Issued

1993-11

Author(s)

W. D. Chang

W. W. Huang

C. C. Chen

Y. S. Chang

F. T. Yeh

C. Na

M. T. Hsieh

H. S. Tsay

URI

https://www.tcdares.gov.tw/ws.php?id=1146

https://scholars.tari.gov.tw/handle/123456789/21149

Abstract

Dioscorea doryophora contains diosgenin which is an important precursor for the synthesis of medicinal steroids. The tissue culture method was therefore studied in order to produce diosgenin in large quantities from callus derived from different source organs. It was found that microtuber-derived callus (either from field-grown or tissue-culture plants) contained the highest diosgenin content (ca. 3.3%). Suspension cells established from callus also showed that microtuber-derived callus was the best material for diosgenin production.

Event(s)

Proceedings of SABRAO Seventh International Congress and WSAA Symposium

Publisher

臺中區農業改良場

Type

conference paper