Abstract
The fates of major nutritional elements and the synthesis of tryptophan, tryptamine
and 2 alkaloid markers in C. roseus cells, cultivated in media containing 20 and 60 g/l of sucrose, were studied. Sucrose
effects were greatest, with these parameters, during the stationary growth phase.
Intracellular ajmalicine and serpentine levels increased with sucrose concentration,
whereas intracellular tryptamine (nitrogen precursor) levels were unaffected. The
role of sucrose in the alkaloid pathway is discussed.
