Acta Pharm. 54 (2004) 347-351

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Lignan accumulation in cell cultures of Linum strictum ssp. strictum L.

NIKOLAY VASILEV and  ILIANA IONKOVA*

ionkova@pharmfac.acad.bg

Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria
Received March 30, 2004      Accepted November 3, 2004

Shoot, callus and hairy root cultures of Linum strictum ssp. strictum L. were initiated. The lignan 6-methoxypodophyllotoxin was detected and quantified.


Keywords: Linum strictum ssp. strictum L. (Linaceae), plant cell cultures, lignans, 6-methoxypodophyllotoxin