Publication
Title
In vitro propagation of four saponin producing **Maesa** species
Author
Abstract
A successful micropropagation system was developed for four different medicinal Maesa species. Multiple shoots were induced through both axillary bud formation and adventitious shoot regeneration from leaf explants. The explants were cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 6-benzyladenine (BA), thidiazuron (TDZ) and/or α-naphthalene acetic acid (NAA). The success of regeneration varied for different species and depended on the type and concentration of plant growth regulators. Regenerated shoots spontaneously developed roots within 6 weeks on MS hormone-free medium. The rooted shoots were transferred to the greenhouse with a 100% success rate. Furthermore, flow cytometry analysis indicated that there were no changes in ploidy level of those regenerated shoots as compared with wild type adult plants. Thin layer chromatography (TLC) analysis revealed that common and distinguishing spot of saponins were similarly observed in regenerated shoots compared to the control plants. Therefore, the protocol also provides an effective means for the in vitro conservation of Maesa spp. that produce pharmaceutically interesting saponins.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Plant cell, tissue and organ culture : an international journal on in vitro culture of higher plants. - The Hague
Publication
The Hague : 2011
ISSN
0167-6857 [print]
1573-5044 [online]
DOI
10.1007/S11240-010-9909-Z
Volume/pages
106 :2 (2011) , p. 215-223
ISI
000292989000004
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
UAntwerpen
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Research group
Project info
Metabolic profiling and isolation of active compounds of transgenic Maesa cell cultures.
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Subject
Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
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Creation 23.03.2011
Last edited 15.11.2022
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