Diosgenin and β-Sitosterol: Isolation fromSolanum xanthocarpumTissue Cultures
- 13 September 1968
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 161 (3846) , 1145
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.161.3846.1145
Abstract
Diosgenin and β-sitosterol were isolated fromSolanum xanthocarpumcallus, crystallized, and chemically characterized. That these metabolites, particularly diosgenin, form in significant amounts in tissue culture may prove useful.Keywords
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