Volume 20, Number 12, 1097-1099, DOI: 10.1023/A:1005396924568

Improved menthol production from chitosan-elicited suspension culture of Mentha piperita

Jun Hyong Chang, Joong Han Shin, In Sik Chung and Hyong Joo Lee

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Abstract

The optimum concentration of chitosan to menthol production by Mentha piperita cells cultured in shake flasks was 200 mg/l, which gave 166 mg menthol/l after 12 days. Chitosan elicitation may activate the conversion of pulegone to menthol.

Chitosan - elicitation - Mentha piperita - menthol

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