Sesquiterpene Lactones in a Hairy Root Culture of Cichorium intybus

Janusz Malarz, Anna Stojakowska, Wanda Kisiel
2002 Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C - A Journal of Biosciences  
A transformed root culture of Cichorium intybus L. (Asteraceae) was found to produce sesquiterpene lactones of guaiane and germacrane type. Lactucopicrin, 8-desoxylactucin and three sesquiterpene lactone glycosides: crepidiaside B, sonchuside A and ixerisoside D were isolated from the roots. The yield of 8-desoxylactucin reached 0.03 g l-1 at the early stationary phase of the culture.
doi:10.1515/znc-2002-11-1207 fatcat:atdszig4xvch5hpdr4vsv5wfu4