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Optimal conditions for the growth of Drosophyllum lusitanicum Link. in suspension culture and for the production of plumbagin (5-hydroxy-2-methyl-3,4-naphthoquinone) were pH 3.5 with 10 g sucrose/l.
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Nahálka, J., Blanárik, P., Gemeiner, P. et al. The chemical/osmotic conditions for growth and plumbagin accumulation of Drosophyllum lusitanicum Link. suspension cultures. Biotechnol Lett 18, 1453–1458 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00129354
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