Establishment of a Sanguinarine-Producing Cell Suspension Culture of Argemone mexicana L (Papaveraceae): Induction of Alkaloid Accumulation
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A protocol for the induction of a cell suspension culture of Argemone mexicana is described. This suspension has been kept for over 3 years producing sanguinarine, a benzophenanthridine-type alkaloid. Sanguinarine levels can be increased by exposing these cultures to yeast or fungal elicitation.