Production of flavonoids in cell cultures of Astragalus sieberi DC

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

Abstract

The flavonoid glycosides kaempferol-​3-​O-​β-​D-​glucopyranoside (astragalin)​, kaempferol-​3-​O-​rutinoside and kaempferol-​3-​O-​(2-​gal-​rhamnosyl-​robinobioside) (mauritianin) as well as the aglycons apigenin, kaempferol and quercetin were isolated from the cell suspension cultures of Astragalus sieberi DC. (Leguminosae)​.  The isolated compds. were detected by TLC and HPLC in varying amts. and identified by spectral anal. and comparison with authentic samples