Scopolia japonica

Scopolia japonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Scopolia
Maxim.
Species: S. japonica
Binomial name
Scopolia japonica

Scopolia japonica, the Japanese belladonna, is a flowering plant species in the genus Scopolia.

Scopoliae Rhizoma(root of Scopolia japonica)

The coumarins umbelliferone and scopoletin have been isolated from the roots of Scopolia japonica. The hairy roots technique has also been used to produce the alkaloids scopolamine and hyoscyamine.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Production of Tropane Alkaloids by Hairy Root Cultures of Scopolia japonica. Yoshihiro Mano, Shigeyasu Nabeshima, Chiaki Matsui and Hideo Ohkawa, Agric. Biol. Chem., 50 (ll), 2715-2722, 1986
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