Table 2.
The content of steroids in Calendula officinalis hairy root culture after elicitation with abscisic acid.
| Compound | ABA Concentration (µmol/L) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 10 | 100 | |
| campesterol | 43.8 ± 1.1 a | 33.6 ± 3.2 b | 35.5 ± 2.0 b |
| cholesterol | 4.0 ± 0.4 a | 8.3 ± 2.6 b | 7.8 ± 2.1 b |
| isofucosterol | 9.8 ± 1.4 a | 5.0 ± 2.9 a | 2.8 ± 1.8 b |
| 24-methylenecycloartanol | 12.4 ± 1.1 a | 19.8 ± 1.9 b | 24.4 ± 2.7 b |
| sitosterol | 119.4 ± 13.8 a | 103.1 ± 8.9 a | 99.3 ± 20.6 a |
| sitostanol | 18.4 ± 1.4 a | 27.5 ± 1.3 b | 25.4 ± 8.8 a |
| stigmasterol | 460.9 ± 13.4 a | 355.5 ± 29.3 b | 370.7 ± 18.4 b |
| stigmast-7-en-3-ol | 7.9 ± 2.0 a | 8.6 ± 3.1 a | 11.0 ± 4.3 a |
| tremulone | 15.3 ± 5.9 a | 34.8 ± 4.5 b | 6.4 ± 2.4 c |
| Total | 691.9 | 596.1 | 583.4 |
Results are referenced to the hairy root dry weight and expressed as the means ± SEs of three independent samples. The means in a line which do not share a common letter are significantly different (p < 0.05).