title: Autoclaved fungal mycelia increase diosgenin production in cell suspension cultures of Dioscorea deltoidea.
abstract: The addition of autoclaved mycelia of non-host specific fungi to cell suspension cultures of Dioscorea deltoidea improved diosgenin production by as much as 72% compared to control cultures. Phytoalexin elicitors laminarin, arachidonic acid and chitin added to D. deltoidea cultures had no stimulating effect on the diosgenin level.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, P.O.B. 1172, 91010, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Rokem
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schwarzberg
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Goldberg