Planta Med 1987; 53(1): 80-84
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-962627
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A Method for the Quantitative Determination of Anthraquinones and Alkaloids in Cell and Tissue Cultures of Cinchona Sp.

R. Wijnsma1 , T. B. van Vliet2 , P. A. A. Harkes2 , H. J. van Groningen1 , R. van der Heijden1 , R. Verpoorte1 , A. Baerheim Svendsen1
  • 1Biotechnology Delft Leiden (BDL), Section of Pharmacognosy, Center for Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leiden University, Gorlaeus Laboratories, P. O. Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands.
  • 2Biotechnology Delft Leiden (BDL), Department of Plant Molecular Biology, Subfaculty of Biology, Leiden University, Nonnensteeg 3, 2311 VJ Leiden, The Netherlands.
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1986

Publication Date:
24 January 2007 (online)

Abstract

A procedure is described for the extraction of both anthraquinones and alkaloids from tissue culture material of Cinchona species. Using this extraction method, it is possible to quantitatively determine the two groups of secondary metabolites produced in Cinchona tissue cultures.

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