In article <2keb21$2l6 at nova.np.ac.sg>,
Forday Wayne Lee <fwl at nova.np.ac.sg> wrote:
:>I was reading an article on Shikonin production which said that if you add a
:>fungus culture to the Lithospermum culture then it will rapidly produce the
:>pigment. Apparently secondary metabolites are produced in response to the
:>presence of pathogens.
:>:>Does anyone known any more about this ? (I am thinking of running a student
:>project on this)
:>
Oops. I found out that it is not easy to get a culture of
Lithospermum ....
Does anyone know of a culture collection etc from which I can obtain/buy
plant cell cultures ?
Thanks in advance
--
Wayne Lee Forday +
Biotechnology Department + "Here we go again"
Ngee Ann Polytechnic +
Singapore fwl at np.ac.sg + C3PO - Empire Strikes Back
