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EditorialPharmacognosy ResearchVol. 5 | Issue 3 | 2013 | pp. 219–224Open access
Seasonal variation in content of camptothecin from the bark of Nothapodytes nimmoniana (Grah.) Mabb., using HPLC analysis
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- 1 Department of Plant Tissue Culture, Regional Medical Research Centre, ICMR, Belgaum, Karnataka
- 2 Department of Botany, The New College, Shivaji Peth
- 3 Department of Botany, Laboratory of Cytogenetics and Plant Breeding, Shivaji University
- 4 Department of Research and Development, Sahyadri–Group Enriching, Nature, Environment and Science, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
Published in Pharmacognosy Research
Correspondence: Sandeep R. Pai
Department of Plant Tissue Culture, Regional Medical Research Centre, ICMR, Belgaum, Karnataka; Department of Research and Development, Sahyadri–Group Enriching, Nature, Environment and Science, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
Email: drpaisr@gmail.com
Copyright: © 2013 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
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- Jan 1, 2013
How to cite
Pai, S. R., Pawar, N. V., Nimbalkar, M. S., Kshirsagar, P. R., Kolar, F. K., & Dixit, G. B. (2013). Seasonal variation in content of camptothecin from the bark of Nothapodytes nimmoniana (Grah.) Mabb., using HPLC analysis. Pharmacognosy Research, 5(3), 219–224. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-8490.112434
Abstract
Objective
To study and compare seasonal variation in camptothecin (CPT) content from bark samples of Nothapodytes nimmoniana obtained from geographically and climatologically isolated populations.
Methods
A standard High Performance Liquid Chromatography methodology was used to analyze and quantify CPT from bark samples of N. nimmoniana.
Results
Sample collected from Amboli yielded highest CPT content 1.337 g/100 g dry bark powder during the monsoon compared to other localities in study. Monsoon (August) showed to accumulate higher levels of CPT in barks of N. nimmoniana as compared to summer (May). Amboli averaged highest accumulation of CPT compared to other localities under study.
Conclusion
These findings indicate season to have control over accumulation of CPT. Locality Amboli has highest CPT content in all seasons and were the elite population during the study. The study also suggests the need for further investigation in lights of biosynthesis in the plant.
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| Title | Seasonal variation in content of camptothecin from the bark of Nothapodytes nimmoniana (Grah.) Mabb., using HPLC analysis |
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| Authors | Sandeep R. Pai; Nilesh V. Pawar; Mansingraj S. Nimbalkar; Parthraj R. Kshirsagar; Firdose K. Kolar; Ghansham B. Dixit |
| Affiliations | Department of Plant Tissue Culture, Regional Medical Research Centre, ICMR, Belgaum, Karnataka; Department of Botany, The New College, Shivaji Peth; Department of Botany, Laboratory of Cytogenetics and Plant Breeding, Shivaji University; Department of Research and Development, Sahyadri–Group Enriching, Nature, Environment and Science, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India |
| Corresponding author | drpaisr@gmail.com |
| Journal | Pharmacognosy Research |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 5, Issue 3 (2013) |
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