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Science 13 September 1968:
Vol. 161. no. 3846, p. 1145
DOI: 10.1126/science.161.3846.1145
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Diosgenin and beta-Sitosterol: Isolation from Solanum Xanthocarpum Tissue Cultures

M. R. Heble 1, S. Narayanaswami 1, and M. S. Chadha 1

1 Biology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay-74, India

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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