Evaluation of thermal-stress on the accumulation of podophyllotoxin in shoot in vitro cultures of Linum persicum
Linum persicum is an endangered plant native to Iran, from Linaceae family. Phytochemical analysis has shown that L. persicum in vitro cultures contain podophyllotoxin (PTOX), the pharmacological precursor for anticancer drugs such as etoposide, etopophos, and teniposide. Shoot culture of L. persicu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Iranian Society of Pharmacognosy
2014-04-01
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| Series: | Research Journal of Pharmacognosy |
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| Online Access: | http://www.rjpharmacognosy.ir/pdf_4753_247f0955d4c0c7e838cb1e341aea28d5.html |