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Taxus globosa S. cell lines: Initiation, selection and characterization in terms of growth, and of baccatin III and paclitaxel production

DULCE MA. BARRADAS-DERMITZ^1,*, PATRICIA M. HAYWARD-JONES², MARTÍN MATA-ROSAS³, BEATRIZ PALMEROSSÁNCHEZ², OSCAR B. J. PLATAS-BARRADAS⁴, RODOLFO F. VELÁSQUEZ-TOLEDO²

1. Chemical Biology Area, Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz, México.
2. Chemical Biology Area, Universidad Veracruzana, México.
3. Plant Cell Culture Laboratory, Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Veracruz, México.
4. Biochemical Engineering Area, Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz, México.

*Address correspondence to: Dulce Ma. Barradas-Dermitz. E-mail: