Production of taxol from taxus plant cell culture adding silver nitrate
US6248572A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12P17/02
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for mass production of taxol which comprises adding sugar into a culture medium containing sugar in the course of semicontinuous culture of Taxus genus plant cell, and a universal method for mass production of taxol which comprises culturing Taxus genus plant cell in a culture medium containing sugar and AgNO.sub.3 as well. In accordance with the present invention, large amount of taxol can be produced with a high yield, simply by manipulating the culture condition of Taxus genus plant cell culture.
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