Growth and steroidal saponin production
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Toshihiko Ikenaga; Toshiyuki Oyama; Toshiya Muranaka
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Article
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1995
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Springer
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English
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Hairy root cultures of Solanum aculeatissimum were established by trans-formation using Agrobacterium rhizogenes strain 15834. Root growth and production of steroidal saponin were investigated under various culture conditions. Transformed roots grew better in Gamborg's B5 medium containing 3 % sucro