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In vitro root culture of Ocimum sanctum L. and evaluation of its free radical scavenging activity

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC) volume 101, pages 105–109 (2010)Cite this article

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Young leaf explants of Ocimum sanctum L. incubated on solidified Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 2 mg l−1 1-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) and 0.2 mg l−1 kinetin (Kn) developed rhizogenic callus. When these were subcultured onto MS medium supplemented with 1.5 mg l−1 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4-D) and 0.5 mg l−1 NAA, friable rhizogenic callus was observed. Upon transfer of this friable callus onto liquid MS medium containing 4 mg l−1 NAA and 1.3 mg l−1 6-benzyladnine (BA) under continuous agitation at 90 rpm and 16 h photoperiod, roots with an optimum dry weight of 1,460 mg l−1 were obtained. An ethyl acetate extract of these roots exhibited 1, 1–diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity.

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Abbreviations

BA:

6-Benzyladnine.

2,4-D:

2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid.

DPPH:

1, 1–Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl.

Kn:

Kinetin.

MS:

Murashige and Skoog.

NAA:

1-Naphthaleneacetic acid.

PGRs:

Plant growth regulators.

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    Kusampudi Shilpa, Chinnasamy Selvakkumar, Arun Kumar Senthil & Baddireddi Subhadra Lakshmi

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Shilpa, K., Selvakkumar, C., Senthil, A.K. et al. In vitro root culture of Ocimum sanctum L. and evaluation of its free radical scavenging activity. Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 101, 105–109 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-009-9661-4

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Keywords

  • Ocimum sanctum
  • Normal root culture
  • 1-Naphthaleneacetic acid
  • 6-Benzyladnine
  • Free radical scavenging activity