Effect of Antioxidants and Carbohydrates in Callus Cultures of Taxus brevifolia: Evaluation of Browning, Callus Growth, Total Phenolics and Paclitaxel Production

Introduction: To control the tissue browning phenomenon, callus growth, total phenolics content and paclitaxel production, in the current investigation, we evaluated the effects of citric acid and ascorbic acid (as antioxidants) and glucose, fructose and sucrose in callus cultures of Taxus brevifo...

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Main Authors: Henrik-Toft Simonsen, Hossein Naderi-Manesh, Ahmad-Yari Khosroushahi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2011-06-01
Series:BioImpacts
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5681/bi.2011.006