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Ginkgolide production in relation to organogenesis inGinkgo biloba

Journal of Wood Science volume 44, pages375–378(1998)Cite this article

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The contents of diterpenoids, ginkgolides A, B, and C, in seeds, embryos, and plantlets ofGinkgo biloba were analyzed to clarify the relations between organogenesis and terpene contents inG. biloba. There is so far no published report on the contents and changes in such terpenes in seeds and very young plantlets ofG. biloba. Ginkgolides were present in seeds and embryos. Plantlets cultured in both the dark and under illumination contained substantial amounts of ginkgolides, more abundant than in seeds and embryos. It is concluded that ginkgo yields ginkgolides in its early stage of development regardless of light.

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  1. Department of Biomaterial Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 113-8657, Tokyo, Japan

    Hiroki Inoue, Tamami Terada & Yoshimasa Saburi

  2. University Forest in Hokkaido, Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo, 079-1561, Furano, Japan

    Shigehiro Kamoda

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Inoue, H., Kamoda, S., Terada, T. et al. Ginkgolide production in relation to organogenesis inGinkgo biloba . J Wood Sci 44, 375–378 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01130450

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Key words

  • Ginkgo biloba
  • Ginkgolide
  • Organogenesis