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Production of a root-specific flavour compound, 2-hydroxy-4-methoxy benzaldehyde by normal root cultures of Decalepis hamiltonii Wight and Arn (Asclepiadaceae)

✍ Scribed by P Giridhar; T Rajasekaran; GA Ravishankar


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2004
Tongue
English
Weight
94 KB
Volume
85
Category
Article
ISSN
0022-5142

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Abstract

The flavour compound 2‐hydroxy‐4‐methoxy benzaldehyde from normal roots of swallow root (Decalepis hamiltonii) raised in vitro was extracted with dichloromethane, evaporated to dryness and dissolved in ethanol for qualitative (TLC) and quantitative (GC‐MS) analysis. Maximum root biomass and the maximum content of flavour compound (40 ± 2.1 µg g^−1^ dry weight) were recorded after 45 days of growth on Murashige and Skoog medium containing 1.0 mg l^−1^ α‐naphthaleneacetic acid. Copyright © 2004 Society of Chemical Industry