Anisodus acutangulus

Generally the Solanaceae cell and tissue cultures follow the alkaloid production pattern as found in the plant. For the production of atropine, Atropa belladonna. Datura stramonium, and Datura innoxia (see Tables XIV and XV, e.g., 291,292,296) cultures are particularly suited. For the production of scopolamine, Hyoscyamus species (see Table XVII, e.g., 291,292,296,339,365), Duboisia species (see Table XVI, e.g., 291,292, 296), Scopolia species (e.g., 52,296,348), Anisodus acutangulus (349), and some Datura species (see Table XV, e.g., 291,292,296,316) are of interest. 

Kai G, Yang S, Zhang Y, Luo X, Fu X, Zhang A, Xiao J (2012) Effects of different elicitors on yield of tropane alkaloids in hairy roots of Anisodus acutangulus. Mol Biol Rep 39(2) 1921-1729. doi 10.1007/sll033-011-0912-l... 

D. leichhardtii x myoporoides Solanoideae Hyoscyameae clade Anisodus acutangulus C.Y.Wu C.Chen sub nom. Scopolia acutangula A. tanguticus (Maxim.) Pascher sub nom. 

Second, it has to be pointed out that the co-occurrence with scopolamine (hyoscine) is a consistent trait in hyoscyamine-containing species. Furthermore, this fact involves that anisodamine (6P-hydroxyhyoscyamine) must also be synthesized in all these species because it is an intermediate representing the direct precursor in the biosynthesis of scopolamine (Fig. 3.14). Nevertheless, due to a certain accumulation this intermediate could be identified in many species, e.g., in the genera Anthocercis, Cyphanthera, Duboisia, Datura, Hyoscyamus, Physochlaina. The trivial name of this alkaloid has been given due to its occurrence in Anisodus acutangulus. 

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