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Relationship between type and age of the inoculum cultures and betalains biosynthesis by Beta vulgaris hairy root culture

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From a study of the relationship between the type and age of the inocula, and the growth and biosynthesis of betalains in a Beta vulgaris hairy root culture, the best results were achieved with a 14 d inoculum grown in submerged culture giving 42 mg betalains (16 mg betacyanins and 26 betaxanthins) and 1.5 g dry biomass in 40 ml medium.

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  1. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Microbiology, 26 Maritza Blvd, Plovdiv, 4002, Bulgaria

    Atanas Pavlov, Vasil Georgiev & Petia Kovatcheva

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Pavlov, A., Georgiev, V. & Kovatcheva, P. Relationship between type and age of the inoculum cultures and betalains biosynthesis by Beta vulgaris hairy root culture. Biotechnology Letters 25, 307–309 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022397317504

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