Abstract
Callus culture of cocoa bean was initiated from immature cotyledons on agar medium. By dispersing these callus cells, a liquid suspension culture was established. The lipid composition of cocoa suspension culture was investigated and compared with those of cocoa beans of different maturities. Factors affecting fatty acid and triglyceride synthesis in cocoa suspension cultures also were studied. In parallel studies, asexual embryos were proliferated from immature zygotic embryos cultured in semisolid or liquid medium. The factors affecting the lipid composition in cultured embryos are discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1720-1724 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 1984 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry (miscellaneous)
- Food Science
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Wen, M. C., German, B., & Kinsella, J. E. (1984). Cocoa bean cell and embryo culture. Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 61(11), 1720-1724. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02582135