Theses and Dissertations
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
Jeliazkov, Valtcho
Committee Member
Cantrell, Charles
Committee Member
Shaw, David
Committee Member
Matta, Frank
Date of Degree
5-2-2009
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Open Access
Major
Horticulture
Degree Name
Master of Science
College
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Abstract
Experiments were conducted to study variation in the amount of podophyllotoxin in J. virginiana across nine –physiographic regions of Mississippi. The aim was bioprospection of podophyllotoxin from J. virginiana across Mississippi. Experiments were also conducted to utilize biproducts (i.e. needles) as a source of podophyllotoxin and essential oil. Dual extraction of both from the same plant material was obtained in order to develop economic protocol for industrial utilization. Three different experiments were conducted for the bioprospection and byproduct utilization of J.virginana. Experiment I: Study of variation in the amount of podophyllotoxin across nine physiographic regions and the study of contributing factors for the variability. Experiment II: Explore different plant parts as source of podophyllotoxin Experiment III: Establish a dual extraction protocol for extraction of podophyllotoxin and essential oil from J. virginiana.
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11668/17294
Recommended Citation
Gawde, Archana Jairam, "Bioprospection And By-Product Utilization Of Juniperus Virginiana" (2009). Theses and Dissertations. 903.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/903