Prospecting of phenylpropanoids and terpenoids in East Indian Sandalwood (Santalum album L.)

Abstract

The East Indian Sandalwood, Santalum album L., a tropical woody tree, deposits sesquiterpenoid rich essential oil in the heartwood. In view of its century-old traditional uses in perfumery and healthcare this investigation in prospecting of phenylpropanoid and terpenoids from in vitro tissues, in comparison to the in vivo trees, was undertaken to throw light on the phytochemistry of the healthcare molecules, explore in vitro tissues as alternate avenues for the supply and profiling of metabolites as a pre-requisite towards future sesquiterpenoid biosynthetic studies in this plant.