Indian Journal of Plant Physiology
  • Year: 1994
  • Volume: 37o
  • Issue: 3

Formation of Piperine from In Vitro Culture of Piper Nigrum (Paniyoor) L.

  • Author:
  • Renu Agrawal, M. V. Patwardhan
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 171 to 173

Dept. of Fruits & Vegetable Technology, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore-570 013

Abstract

Callus cultures have been raised from different parts of the plant of Piper nigrum L. Inhibitory effect of endogenous polyphenols and incipient infection have been overcome. It is possible to produce pipeline from the callus cultures of pepper, the major active ingredient of pepper.