Diosgenin and beta-sitosterol: isolation from solanum xanthocarpum tissue cultures.
PubMedPublished 13 September 1967
M. R. Heble, S. Narayanaswami, M.S. Chadha
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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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