HIGH FREQUENCY PLANT REGENERATION VIA SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS IN PODOPHYLLUM PELTATUM AN IMPORTANT MEDICINAL PLANTS FOR SOURCE OF ANTICANCER DRUG

摘要

A method for mass-producing podophyllotoxin is provided to produce large amount of the podophyllotoxin by inducing somatic embryos of podophyllum peltatum and then establishing the efficient plant re-differentiation system. The method for inducing the plant differentiation comprises the steps of: (a) inducing somatic embryogenic callus from podophyllum peltatum; (b) inducing somatic embryos from the induced somatic embryogenic callus; and (c) inducing the plant differentiation from the induced somatic embryos.