Abstract
Nagilactone E, a norditerpene dilactone isolated from a gymnosperm, Podocarpus nagi (Podocarpaceae), was able to stimulate the growth of cultured cells of Lactuca sativa cv. Grand Rapids at 0.1 μg ml-1 but not at 0.01 or 1 μg ml-1. Cell wet weight/unit time and cell number/unit wet weight were increased when they were recorded at the end of the 14-day incubation period. Also, the population of cells treated with that concentration of nagilactone E had a higher percentage of cells with shorter cell length compared to the control (untreated).
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Tan, KS., Kubo, I. Growth effects of nagilactone E on cultured cells of lettuce. Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 20, 59–63 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00034758
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00034758