Suspension cell cultures, volatile

Production of Volatile Compounds in Suspension Cell Cultures of Coriandrum satibrum L. and Levisticum officinales... 

HSU YANG Volatile Compounds in Suspension Cell Cultures... 

Many herbicides are highly apolar and thus the problem of water solubility may seem to be a problem. This is often overcome in cell suspension systems by spreading the herbicide dissolved in a volatile organic solvent on the inside of the culture tubes before adding the cells. The cells are added after the solvent evaporates and the herbicide partitions through the medium to the cells under the conditions of shake culture. Many cells can withstand 1% methanol and methanol soluble herbicides can be added in that manner. Conversely, ethanol is often phytotoxic. 

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