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Thymol derivatives from hairy roots of Arnica montana

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Five known thymol derivatives were isolated from roots of Arnica montana transformed with Agrobacterium rhizogenes LBA 9402. The compounds were characterized by spectral methods. The pattern of thymol derivatives in light-grown hairy roots was slightly different from that in dark-grown ones. This is the first report on the presence of thymol derivatives in hairy roots of the plant.

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This investigation was supported by a research grant 503-312-1 from Medical University of Łódź.

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  1. Department of Biology and Pharmaceutical Botany, Medical University of Łódź, Muszyńskiego 1, 90-151, Łódź, Poland

    I. Weremczuk-Jeżyna & H. Wysokińska

  2. Department of Phytochemistry, Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Smętna 12, 31-343, Kraków, Poland

    W. Kisiel

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Weremczuk-Jeżyna, I., Kisiel, W. & Wysokińska, H. Thymol derivatives from hairy roots of Arnica montana . Plant Cell Rep 25, 993–996 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-006-0157-y

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