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Catechin production in cultured cells of Taxus cuspidata and Taxus baccata

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The main polyphenols in callus and cell suspension cultures of Taxus cuspidata and T. baccata were (+)-catechin and (−)-epicatechin, while lignans, such as (+)-taxiresinol, (+)-isotaxiresinol, (+)-isolariciresinol and (−)-secoisolariciresinol, were present in trace amounts. T. cuspidata cells contained 1.7% (+)-catechin and 2.4% (−)-epicatechin on dry wt basis but when stimulated with methyl jasmonate produced 3.4% catechin and 5.2% epicatechin. These are the highest levels of these metabolites obtained in plant cell cultures.

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This work was supported by grants from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research and the Molecular and Cell Biology Grant Program of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

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  1. Institute of Biology and Soil Science, Far East Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 159 Stoletija Str, Vladivostok, 690022, Russia

    Victor P. Bulgakov, G. K. Tchernoded, T. I. Muzarok & Y. N. Zhuravlev

  2. Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far East Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 690022, Russia

    M. V. Veselova & S. A. Fedoreyev

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Bulgakov, V.P., Tchernoded, G.K., Veselova, M.V. et al. Catechin production in cultured cells of Taxus cuspidata and Taxus baccata . Biotechnol Lett 33, 1879–1883 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-011-0632-6

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