Plant Tissue Cult. & Biotech. 16(1): 1-4, 2006 (June)

Alkaloid Production in Tissue Cultures of Papaver somniferum L. cv. Office-95

Esin Ak?am Oluk

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ege University, 35100 Bornova-Izmir/ Turkey. E-mail : esak_ol@yahoo.co.uk

Key words: Papaver somniferum, Embryogenic callus, Alkaloids

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The capacity of alkaloid synthesis was examined in embryogenic callus tissues of Turkish opium poppy, Papaver somniferum L cv. office-95. Eight months old cultures grown in hormone-free MS were examined for alkaloid content. They were found to produce codeine at a level of 1.2 ? 10-², the baine 2.5 ? 10-³, noscapine 2.2 ? 10-³, morphine 1.6 ? 10-3 and papaverine 5.2 ? 10-⁴ % FW.

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