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Seasonal variation in content of camptothecin from the bark of Nothapodytes nimmoniana (Grah.) Mabb., using HPLC analysis

Sandeep R. Pai1,4★, Nilesh V. Pawar2,4, Mansingraj S. Nimbalkar3,4, Parthraj R. Kshirsagar3, Firdose K. Kolar3, Ghansham B. Dixit3★ Corresponding author

  1. 1Department of Plant Tissue Culture, Regional Medical Research Centre, ICMR, Belgaum, Karnataka
  2. 2Department of Botany, The New College, Shivaji Peth
  3. 3Department of Botany, Laboratory of Cytogenetics and Plant Breeding, Shivaji University
  4. 4Department of Research and Development, Sahyadri–Group Enriching, Nature, Environment and Science, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India

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Sandeep R. Pai

*Address for correspondence: Dr. Sandeep R. Pai, Department of Plant Tissue Culture, Regional Medical Research Centre, ICMR, Nehru Nagar, Belgaum-590 001, Karnataka, Maharashtra, India

drpaisr@gmail.com

Revised: 21-02-2013.

Volume 5, Issue 3 · pp. 219–224 · PUBLISHED January-March 2013 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.112434

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Objective To study and compare seasonal variation in camptothecin (CPT) content from bark samples of Nothapodytes nimmoniana obtained from geographically and climatologically isolated populations. Methods A standard High Performance Liquid Chromatography methodology was used to analyze and quantify CPT from bark samples of N. nimmoniana. Results Sample collected from Amboli yielded highest CPT content 1.337 g/100 g dry bark powder during the monsoon compared to other localities in study. Monsoon (August) showed to accumulate higher levels of CPT in barks of N. nimmoniana as compared to summer (May). Amboli averaged highest accumulation of CPT compared to other localities under study. Conclusion These findings indicate season to have control over accumulation of CPT. Locality Amboli has highest CPT content in all seasons and were the elite population during the study. The study also suggests the need for further investigation in lights of biosynthesis in the plant.

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    Pai, S. R., Pawar, N. V., Nimbalkar, M. S., Kshirsagar, P. R., Kolar, F. K., & Dixit, G. B. (2013). Seasonal variation in content of camptothecin from the bark of Nothapodytes nimmoniana (Grah.) Mabb., using HPLC analysis. Pharmacognosy Research, 5(3), 219–224. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-8490.112434