Alkaloid Production in Tissue Cultures of <i>Papaver somniferum</i> L. cv. Office-95

Authors

  • Esin Akçam Oluk Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ege University, 35100 Bornova-Izmir/ Turkey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/ptcb.v16i1.1098

Keywords:

Papaver somniferum, Embryogenic callus, Alkaloids

Abstract

The capacity of alkaloid synthesis was examined in embryogenic callus tissues of Turkish opium poppy, Papaver somniferum L cv. office-95. Eight months old cultures grown in hormone-free MS were examined for alkaloid content. They were found to produce codeine at a level of 1.2 x 10-2, the baine 2.5 x 10-3, noscapine 2.2 x 10-3, morphine 1.6 x 10-3 and papaverine 5.2 x 10-4 % FW.

Key words: Papaver somniferum, Embryogenic callus, Alkaloids

DOI = 10.3329/ptcb.v16i1.1098

Plant Tissue Cult. & Biotech. 16(1): 1-4, 2006 (June)

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Oluk, E. A. (2008). Alkaloid Production in Tissue Cultures of <i>Papaver somniferum</i> L. cv. Office-95. Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology, 16(1), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.3329/ptcb.v16i1.1098

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Vol. 16 No. 1 (2006)

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