title: Establishment of a sanguinarine-producing cell suspension culture of Argemone mexicana L (Papaveraceae): induction of alkaloid accumulation.
abstract: A protocol for the induction of a cell suspension culture of Argemone mexicana is described. This suspension has been kept for over 3 years producing sanguinarine, a benzophenanthridine-type alkaloid. Sanguinarine levels can be increased by exposing these cultures to yeast or fungal elicitation.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular de Plantas, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México. felipe@cicy.mx
authors.forename: Felipe A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Vázquez-Flota
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Monforte-González
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guízar-González
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rubio-Piña
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Trujillo-Villanueva
mesh_terms: D031674:Argemone / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology*; D053119:Benzophenanthridines / Q000032:analysis*; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000032:analysis*; D059828:Plant Cells / Q000737:chemistry*; D013535:Suspensions / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D053119:Benzophenanthridines; D007546:Isoquinolines; D013535:Suspensions; C005705:sanguinarine