Heble MR, Narayanaswami S, Chadha MS. Diosgenin and beta-Sitosterol: Isolation from Solanum Xanthocarpum Tissue Cultures.
Science 1968;
161:1145. [PMID:
17812289 DOI:
10.1126/science.161.3846.1145]
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Abstract
Diosgenin and beta-sitosterol were isolated from Solanum xanthocarpum callus, crystallized, and chemically characterized. That these metabolites, particularly diosgenin, form in significant amounts in tissue culture may prove useful.
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