211-216Arabinogalactan
protein (AGP), a class of cell wall proteoglycan, was isolated from the hairy
root cultures of a newly developed hairy root line IIT-BT/D1 of Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don. AGP was
found to be present both in the roots (0.3 mg/g fresh
weight) and in the spent media (47 mg/L).
The compositional analysis revealed the predominance of arabinose and galactose
sugar, a characteristic feature of AG