title: Guggulsterone production in cell suspension cultures of the guggul tree, Commiphora wightii, grown in shake-flasks and bioreactors.
abstract: Cell suspension cultures of Commiphora wightii, grown in modified MS medium containing 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (0.5 mg l(-1)) and kinetin (0.25 mg l(-1)), produced approximately 5 microg guggulsterone g(-1) dry wt. In a 2 l stirred tank bioreactor, the biomass was 5.5 g l(-1) and total guggulsterone was 36 microg l(-1).
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Bio-Molecular Technology, Department of Botany, M. L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India.
authors.forename: Meeta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mathur
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Ramawat
mesh_terms: D018533:Biomass; D019149:Bioreactors; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D029744:Commiphora / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D011282:Pregnenediones / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011282:Pregnenediones; C023617:pregna-4,17-diene-3,16-dione