Planta Med 1982; 44(4): 218-220
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-971451
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Untersuchungen der Gattung Harpagophytum

4. Mitteilung: Gehalt an freien Zuckern und Harpagosid in Kalluskulturen und genuinen Wurzelgeweben von Harpagophytum procumbens.1 Investigations on Harpagophytum4. Carbohydrates and Harpagosid in tissue cultures and roots of Harpagophytum procumbens G. Franz2 , F.-C. Czygan3 , A. A. Abou-Mandour3
  • 2Lehrstuhl für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Universität Regensburg, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
  • 3Lehrstuhl für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Universität Würzburg, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
1 Mitteilung: CZYGAN, F.-C. et al.: Deutsche Apoth. Ztg. 117, 1431 (1977)
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1981

Publication Date:
29 March 2007 (online)

Abstract

Comparing the analytical results of the constituants of naturally growing roots and callus of Harpagophytum procumbens, it could be demonstrated that both, the products of the primary and the secondary metabolism, showed important differences. Harpagosid which is present in significant amounts in the roots and tubers of the fresh plants, was shown to be completely absent in the callus. Stachyose the main reserve carbohydrate again was only produced in minor amounts. Fructose was the predominant sugar in the callus cells.

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