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Improved taxol yield in cell suspension culture of Taxus wallichiana (Himalayan yew)
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9581525     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Cell culture of Taxus wallichiana Zucc (= T. baccata ssp wallichiana Zucc. Pilg.) (Himalayan yew) has been established and taxol-producing cell lines selected by cell line cloning. Cell line NC110 derived from needle leaf of a 40-year-old tree growing in Darjeeling Himalayas produced 0.018% taxol in B5 basal medium supplemented with 2,4-D (2 mg/l), kinetin (0.5 mg/l), and casein hydrolysate (0.5%). This cell line has been maintained for over 2 years. Significant enhancement in the level of taxol (0.05%) was obtained in this cell line by supplementation of the basal medium with 5 mg/l of IAA-phenylalanine instead of 2,4-D without adversely affecting cell growth. IAA-glycine also enhanced taxol level (0.03%) while IAA alone (1-10 mg/l) was ineffective in inducing taxol accumulation. Using three different cell lines with different taxol-producing capacities, it has been demonstrated that 2,4-D and IAA-phenylalanine when present alone favour growth and taxol production but when combined enhance biomass to a maximum (six-fold in NC110) without enhancing taxol accumulation, suggesting that a two-stage culture may be beneficial for optimising taxol accumulation in cell culture of T. wallichiana.
Authors:
S Jha; D Sanyal; B Ghosh; T B Jha
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Letter; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Planta medica     Volume:  64     ISSN:  0032-0943     ISO Abbreviation:  Planta Med.     Publication Date:  1998 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-06-18     Completed Date:  1998-06-18     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0066751     Medline TA:  Planta Med     Country:  GERMANY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  270-2     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / isolation & purification*
Cells, Cultured
Paclitaxel / isolation & purification*
Trees
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; 33069-62-4/Paclitaxel

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