Experiment 10 Study of microscopic features of Vinca

Experiment 10

STUDY OF MICROSCOPICAL FEATURES OF VINCA

Microscopical Features

• -          The leaf possess single layered epidermis with cruciferous (anisocytic) stomata.
• -          Few unicellular covering trichomes are present.
• -          Palisade  is single layered.
• -          Spongy layer is 5-8 cell layered.

Chief chemical constituents

• -          Vinblastine
• -          Vincristine

Uses

• -          Hodgkins disease
• -          Choriocarcinoma
• -          Acute lymphocytic leukemia in children
• -          Small cell lung cancer
• -          Cervical cancer
• -          Breast cancer