Ipecac segments

The alkaloid contents of adventitious shoots in liquid medium were quantified by HPLC, Fig. (20). They produced alkaloids, especially cephaeline (0.4 - 0.6% dry weight), and there was no obvious difference in alkaloid contents among different concentrations of BA. This result indicates that ipecac shoots, formed on intemodal segments, have the capabilities of alkaloid biosynthesis. 

Improved micropropagation of ipecac through adventitious shoot formation on cultured root segments (Method III)... 

Theoretical number of ipecac to be micropropagated through adventitious shoot formation on the cultured root segments... 

Callus and adventitious roots of ipecac (Cephaelis ipecacuanha ) were induced on the leaf segments from axenic shoot culture and their capabilities for alkaloid production were investigated [15, 52]. 

Plant biotechnological application is promising as an alternative source for the production of pharmaceuticals. Clonal propagation of ipecac plants through shoot meristem culture [section 1.1] adventitious shoot formation on in vitro intemodal segment [section 1.4] and on cultured... 

There are several potential causes for segmental necrosis of muscle fiber. The cause of this type of necrosis is not well understood but could be due to effects on the plasma membrane or the outer boundary of the muscle fiber. Aminocaproic acid (an antifibrinolytic medication used in the treatment of a subarachnoid hemorrhage), clofibrate (used to treat hyperlipedemia), emetine (found in ipecac syrup), cardiac glycosides, heroin, and phencyclidine have been associated with necrotizing myopathies. 

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