Biotechnology Letters, Vol.23, No.16, 1345-1348, 2001
Enhancement of paclitaxel production by abscisic acid in cell suspension cultures of Taxus chinensis
Addition of 5 mg abscisic acid l(-1) after 12 days' growth of Taxus chinensis suspension culture gave the greatest paclitaxel accumulation at 11 mg l(-1), which was almost 5 times that of the control culture. The highest paclitaxel production, 18 mg l(-1), was obtained using 5 mg abscisic acid l(-1) and 20 mg methyl jasmonate l(-1).