Author/Authors :
Al Khateeb, E. University of Baghdad - College of Pharmacy, Iraq , Alani, N. K. Baghdad university - College of Science, Iraq , Jabar, B. A. University of Baghdad - College of Science, Iraq
Abstract :
Tissue culture of Catharanthus roseus was established under many parameters to insure good results for detection of the alkaloids present in this plant . It was found that NItsch and Nitsch medium containing 8μM Benzyladeninpurine plus Naphalene acetic acid were the best and the callus of C.roseus left to grow in the dark and had much better influence for the production of Alkloids . The precursor phenylalanine showed a better result than other precursor( tryptophan ) . Abscisic acid has an inhibitory effect on the production of Alkaloid.
