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Perez‐Matas E, Hidalgo‐Martinez D, Moyano E, Palazon J, Bonfill M. Overexpression of BAPT and DBTNBT genes in Taxus baccata in vitro cultures to enhance the biotechnological production of paclitaxel. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2024; 22:233-247. [PMID: 37772738 PMCID: PMC10754002 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.14182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
Abstract
Paclitaxel is one of the most effective anticancer drugs ever developed. Although the most sustainable approach to its production is provided by plant cell cultures, the yield is limited by bottleneck enzymes in the taxane biosynthetic pathway: baccatin-aminophenylpropanoyl-13-O-transferase (BAPT) and 3'-N-debenzoyltaxol N-benzoyltransferase (DBTNBT). With the aim of enhancing paclitaxel production by overcoming this bottleneck, we obtained distinct lines of Taxus baccata in vitro roots, each independently overexpressing either of the two flux-limiting genes, BAPT or DBTNBT, through a Rhizobium rhizogenes A4-mediated transformation. Due to the slow growth rate of the transgenic Taxus roots, they were dedifferentiated to obtain callus lines and establish cell suspensions. The transgenic cells were cultured in a two-stage system and stimulated for taxane production by a dual elicitation treatment with 1 μm coronatine plus 50 mm of randomly methylated-β-cyclodextrins. A high overexpression of BAPT (59.72-fold higher at 48 h) and DBTNBT (61.93-fold higher at 72 h) genes was observed in the transgenic cell cultures, as well as an improved taxane production. Compared to the wild type line (71.01 mg/L), the DBTNBT line produced more than four times higher amounts of paclitaxel (310 mg/L), while the content of this taxane was almost doubled in the BAPT line (135 mg/L). A transcriptional profiling of taxane biosynthetic genes revealed that GGPPS, TXS and DBAT genes were the most reactive to DBTNBT overexpression and the dual elicitation, their expression increasing gradually and constantly. The same genes exhibited a pattern of isolated peaks of expression in the elicited BAPT-overexpressing line.
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- Edgar Perez‐Matas
- Department of Biology, Healthcare and Environment, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food SciencesUniversity of BarcelonaBarcelonaSpain
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- Department of Biology, Healthcare and Environment, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food SciencesUniversity of BarcelonaBarcelonaSpain
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- Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la SalutUniversitat Pompeu FabraBarcelonaSpain
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- Department of Biology, Healthcare and Environment, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food SciencesUniversity of BarcelonaBarcelonaSpain
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- Department of Biology, Healthcare and Environment, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food SciencesUniversity of BarcelonaBarcelonaSpain
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Hazrati R, Zare N, Asghari-Zakaria R, Sheikhzadeh P. Green synthesized Ag nanoparticles stimulate gene expression and paclitaxel production in Corylus avellana cells. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 107:5963-5974. [PMID: 37552251 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12683-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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Synthesis of nanoparticles (NPs) through plant extracts has been suggested as an effective and nature-friendly method. Paclitaxel is one of the most valuable secondary metabolites with therapeutic uses, and hazelnut has been suggested as one of the sustainable resources for producing this metabolite. In the present study, we synthesized Ag NPs using the ethanolic extract of C. avellana leaves and were characterized using UV-visible, FTIR, XRD, EDX, DLS, SEM, and TEM analyses. In addition, we investigated the effect of green synthesized Ag (GS Ag) NPs (5 and 10 mg/L), para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) (20 mg/L), and AgNO3 (10 mg/L) on cell viability, physiological characteristics, gene expression, and biosynthesis of secondary metabolites in hazelnut cell cultures. The results showed that 10 mg/L Ag NPs and AgNO3 significantly affected the cell viability, the content of ROS, peroxidation of lipids, antioxidant capacity, secondary metabolite production, and expression pattern of the genes involved in the taxanes biosynthesis pathway in the hazelnut cells. The cytotoxicity increased by increasing the GS Ag NPs concentration from 5 to 10 mg/L, which was associated with reduced membrane integrity and cell viability. Elicitation of the cells with 10 mg/L Ag NPs combined with 20 mg/L PABA (as a precursor) remarkably excited the expression of TAT and GGPPS genes and the production of secondary metabolites as well as paclitaxel. So that the highest expression of TAT and GGPPS genes (3.71 and 3.69) and the highest amount of taxol (230.21 μg g-1 FW) and baccatin (1025.8 μg g-1 FW) were observed in this treatment. KEY POINTS: • For the first time, we assessed and reported the molecular and physiological responses of C. avellana cells to GS Ag NPs, AgNO3, and PABA. • In hazel cells, GS Ag NPs stimulate several physiological and molecular responses. • In addition to increasing antioxidant activity, GS Ag NPs significantly increased the expression of genes involved in the paclitaxel biosynthesis pathway and the production of secondary metabolites.
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- Roghayyeh Hazrati
- Department of Plant Production and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
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- Department of Plant Production and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.
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- Department of Plant Production and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
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- Department of Plant Production and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
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Perez-Matas E, Hidalgo-Martinez D, Escrich A, Alcalde MA, Moyano E, Bonfill M, Palazon J. Genetic approaches in improving biotechnological production of taxanes: An update. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1100228. [PMID: 36778697 PMCID: PMC9909606 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1100228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Paclitaxel (PTX) and its derivatives are diterpene alkaloids widely used as chemotherapeutic agents in the treatment of various types of cancer. Due to the scarcity of PTX in nature, its production in cell cultures and plant organs is a major challenge for plant biotechnology. Although significant advances have been made in this field through the development of metabolic engineering and synthetic biology techniques, production levels remain insufficient to meet the current market demand for these powerful anticancer drugs. A key stumbling block is the difficulty of genetically transforming the gymnosperm Taxus spp. This review focuses on the progress made in improving taxane production through genetic engineering techniques. These include the overexpression of limiting genes in the taxane biosynthetic pathway and transcription factors involved in its regulation in Taxus spp. cell cultures and transformed roots, as well as the development and optimization of transformation techniques. Attempts to produce taxanes in heterologous organisms such as bacteria and yeasts are also described. Although promising results have been reported, the transfer of the entire PTX metabolic route has not been possible to date, and taxane biosynthesis is still restricted to Taxus cells and some endophytic fungi. The development of a synthetic organism other than Taxus cells capable of biotechnologically producing PTX will probably have to wait until the complete elucidation of its metabolic pathway.
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- Edgar Perez-Matas
- Department of Biology, Healthcare and the Environment, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biology, Healthcare and the Environment, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Medicina i Ciències de la Vida (MELIS), Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biology, Healthcare and the Environment, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Medicina i Ciències de la Vida (MELIS), Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biology, Healthcare and the Environment, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biology, Healthcare and the Environment, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Sohn SI, Pandian S, Rakkammal K, Largia MJV, Thamilarasan SK, Balaji S, Zoclanclounon YAB, Shilpha J, Ramesh M. Jasmonates in plant growth and development and elicitation of secondary metabolites: An updated overview. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:942789. [PMID: 36035665 PMCID: PMC9407636 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.942789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Secondary metabolites are incontestably key specialized molecules with proven health-promoting effects on human beings. Naturally synthesized secondary metabolites are considered an important source of pharmaceuticals, food additives, cosmetics, flavors, etc., Therefore, enhancing the biosynthesis of these relevant metabolites by maintaining natural authenticity is getting more attention. The application of exogenous jasmonates (JAs) is well recognized for its ability to trigger plant growth and development. JAs have a large spectrum of action that covers seed germination, hypocotyl growth regulation, root elongation, petal expansion, and apical hook growth. This hormone is considered as one of the key regulators of the plant's growth and development when the plant is under biotic or abiotic stress. The JAs regulate signal transduction through cross-talking with other genes in plants and thereby deploy an appropriate metabolism in the normal or stressed conditions. It has also been found to be an effective chemical elicitor for the synthesis of naturally occurring secondary metabolites. This review discusses the significance of JAs in the growth and development of plants and the successful outcomes of jasmonate-driven elicitation of secondary metabolites including flavonoids, anthraquinones, anthocyanin, xanthonoid, and more from various plant species. However, as the enhancement of these metabolites is essentially measured via in vitro cell culture or foliar spray, the large-scale production is significantly limited. Recent advancements in the plant cell culture technology lay the possibilities for the large-scale manufacturing of plant-derived secondary metabolites. With the insights about the genetic background of the metabolite biosynthetic pathway, synthetic biology also appears to be a potential avenue for accelerating their production. This review, therefore, also discussed the potential manoeuvres that can be deployed to synthesis plant secondary metabolites at the large-scale using plant cell, tissue, and organ cultures.
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- Soo-In Sohn
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju, South Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju, South Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju, South Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju, South Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India
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Sykłowska-Baranek K, Sygitowicz G, Maciejak-Jastrzębska A, Pietrosiuk A, Szakiel A. Application of Priming Strategy for Enhanced Paclitaxel Biosynthesis in Taxus × Media Hairy Root Cultures. Cells 2022; 11:cells11132062. [PMID: 35805152 PMCID: PMC9265826 DOI: 10.3390/cells11132062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Despite huge progress in biotechnological approaches to paclitaxel production, Taxus spp. in vitro culture productivity still remains a challenge. This could be solved by developing a new strategy engaging mechanisms of the primed defence response joined with subsequent elicitation treatment to circumvent limitations in paclitaxel biosynthesis. The hairy roots were primed by preincubation with β-aminobutyric acid (BABA) for 24 h or 1 week, and then elicited with methyl jasmonate (MeJA) or a mixture of MeJA, sodium nitroprusside and L-phenylalanine (MIX). The effect of priming was evaluated on a molecular level by examination of the expression profiles of the four genes involved in paclitaxel biosynthesis, i.e., TXS (taxadiene synthase), BAPT (baccatin III: 3-amino, 3-phenylpropanoyltransferase), DBTNBT (3′-N-debenzoyl-2-deoxytaxol-N-benzoyltransferase) and PAM (phenylalanine aminomutase), as well as rolC (cytokinin-β-glucosidase), originated from the T-DNA of Agrobacterium rhizogenes. The maximum paclitaxel yield was achieved in cultures primed with BABA for 1 week and elicited with MIX (3179.9 ± 212 µg/g dry weight), which corresponded to the highest expression levels of TXS and BAPT genes. Although BABA itself induced the investigated gene expression over control level, it was not translated into paclitaxel production. Nevertheless, preincubation with BABA essentially affected paclitaxel yield, and the duration of BABA pretreatment seemed to have the most pronounced impact on its productivity.
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- Katarzyna Sykłowska-Baranek
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw, 1 Banacha Str., 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; (K.S.-B.); (A.P.)
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Warsaw, 1 Banacha Str., 02-097 Warsaw, Poland;
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Warsaw, 1 Banacha Str., 02-097 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw, 1 Banacha Str., 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; (K.S.-B.); (A.P.)
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, 1 Miecznikowa Str., 02-096 Warsaw, Poland;
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Sykłowska-Baranek K, Kamińska M, Pączkowski C, Pietrosiuk A, Szakiel A. Metabolic Modifications in Terpenoid and Steroid Pathways Triggered by Methyl Jasmonate in Taxus × media Hairy Roots. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:plants11091120. [PMID: 35567120 PMCID: PMC9100385 DOI: 10.3390/plants11091120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The in vitro cultures of Taxus spp. were one of the first plant in vitro systems proved to exert the positive effect of elicitation with methyl jasmonate (MeJA) on the biosynthesis of specialized metabolites. The main aim of the present study is to examine the effect of MeJA treatment on the steroid and triterpenoid content of two genetically different hairy root lines of Taxus × media, KT and ATMA. The results revealed that the two lines differed in the total content of steroids and triterpenoids (in the ATMA root line, their amounts were lower than those in the KT line by 43% and 30%, respectively), but not in the composition of these compounds. The metabolic response to elicitation with MeJA was different: in the KT root line, the content of steroids decreased by 18%, whereas it increased by 38% in the ATMA line. Several metabolic features were common, including the characteristic changes in the ratio of sitosterol to stigmasterol content, caused by the very sharp boost in stigmasterol levels, the increase in the amount of glycoside forms of sterols, as well as in triterpenoid and total phenolic content. It is the first report on modifications of the terpenoid biosynthetic pathway in Taxus hairy root cultures triggered by MeJA, concerning steroids and triterpenoids.
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- Katarzyna Sykłowska-Baranek
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw, 1 Banacha Street, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; (K.S.-B.); (A.P.)
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, 1 Miecznikowa Street, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland; (M.K.); (C.P.)
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, 1 Miecznikowa Street, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland; (M.K.); (C.P.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw, 1 Banacha Street, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; (K.S.-B.); (A.P.)
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, 1 Miecznikowa Street, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland; (M.K.); (C.P.)
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Śliwińska A, Figat R, Zgadzaj A, Wileńska B, Misicka A, Nałęcz-Jawecki G, Pietrosiuk A, Sykłowska-Baranek K. Polyscias filicifolia (Araliaceae) Hairy Roots with Antigenotoxic and Anti-Photogenotoxic Activity. Molecules 2021; 27:molecules27010186. [PMID: 35011416 PMCID: PMC8746452 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27010186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Hairy root cultures are considered as a valuable source of bioactive phytoconstituents with expanding applicability for their production. In the present study, hairy root cultures of Polyscias filicifolia (Araliaceae), a traditional Southeast Asian medicinal plant, were established. The transformation with Agrobacterium rhizogenes ATCC 15834 allowed to obtain 15 root lines. The K-1 line, demonstrating the highest growth capabilities, was subjected to further investigations. To enhance the biosynthetic potential of hairy roots, methyl jasmonate elicitation approach was applied (MeJA; at different doses and exposure time), with subsequent transfer of elicited roots to control medium. This strategy resulted in chlorogenic acid production up to 1.59 mg/g dry weight. HPLC-PDA-ESI-MS analysis demonstrated variation in extracts composition and allowed to identify different caffeic and ferulic acid derivatives. Next, cytotoxic, antigenotoxic, and anti-photogenotoxic properties of hairy roots extracts were determined. None of the tested extracts were cytotoxic. In addition, they demonstrated significant antigenotoxic activity with the highest protective potential; up to 52% and 49% of inhibition of induction ratio (IR) induced by the 2-aminoanthracene was revealed for extracts derived from hairy roots elicited for 3 days with 50 µM MeJA and roots elicited for 7 days with 100 µM MeJA and then transferred for 30 days to control medium, respectively. These same extracts exhibited the highest anti-photogenotoxic potential, up to 36% of inhibition of chloropromazine-induced genotoxicity.
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- Anita Śliwińska
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw, 1 Banacha St., 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; (A.Ś.); (A.P.); (K.S.-B.)
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- Department of Environmental Health Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; (A.Z.); (G.N.-J.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-22-5720740
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- Department of Environmental Health Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; (A.Z.); (G.N.-J.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, 1 Pasteura St., 02-093 Warsaw, Poland; (B.W.); (A.M.)
- Biological and Chemical Research Centre, 101 Żwirki i Wigury St., 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, 1 Pasteura St., 02-093 Warsaw, Poland; (B.W.); (A.M.)
- Biological and Chemical Research Centre, 101 Żwirki i Wigury St., 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Health Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; (A.Z.); (G.N.-J.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw, 1 Banacha St., 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; (A.Ś.); (A.P.); (K.S.-B.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw, 1 Banacha St., 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; (A.Ś.); (A.P.); (K.S.-B.)
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Eng F, Marin JE, Zienkiewicz K, Gutiérrez-Rojas M, Favela-Torres E, Feussner I. Jasmonic acid biosynthesis by fungi: derivatives, first evidence on biochemical pathways and culture conditions for production. PeerJ 2021; 9:e10873. [PMID: 33604199 PMCID: PMC7869668 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.10873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Jasmonic acid (JA) and its derivatives called jasmonates (JAs) are lipid-derived signalling molecules that are produced by plants and certain fungi. Beside this function, JAs have a great variety of applications in flavours and fragrances production. In addition, they may have a high potential in agriculture. JAs protect plants against infections. Although there is much information on the biosynthesis and function of JA concerning plants, knowledge on these aspects is still scarce for fungi. Taking into account the practical importance of JAs, the objective of this review is to summarize knowledge on the occurrence of JAs from fungal culture media, their biosynthetic pathways and the culture conditions for optimal JA production as an alternative source for the production of these valuable metabolites.
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- Felipe Eng
- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Albrecht-von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany.,Biotechnology Division, Cuban Research Institute on Sugar Cane Byproducts (ICIDCA), Havana, Cuba.,Laboratório de Processos Biológicos, Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo (LPB/EESC/USP), São Carlos, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Processos Biológicos, Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo (LPB/EESC/USP), São Carlos, Brasil
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Albrecht-von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
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- Campus Iztapalapa, Biotechnology Department, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Campus Iztapalapa, Biotechnology Department, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Albrecht-von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany.,Department of Plant Biochemistry, Goettingen Center for Molecular Biosciences (GZMB), University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany.,Department of Plant Biochemistry, International Center for advanced Studies of Energy Conversion (ICASEC), University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
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Sabzehzari M, Zeinali M, Naghavi MR. Alternative sources and metabolic engineering of Taxol: Advances and future perspectives. Biotechnol Adv 2020; 43:107569. [PMID: 32446923 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2020.107569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2019] [Revised: 04/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Paclitaxel is one of the strong plant-derived anti-cancer drugs that was first isolated from the Pacific yew. Despite many paclitaxel's clinical successes, the limited accessibility of paclitaxel for clinical trials is recognized as the most important challenge. Thus, researchers are continuously trying to find the innovative ways to meet the community's need for this medicine. In the first step, the alternative sources for Taxol supply were recognized, such as Taxus genus, other plant genera, and endophytic fungi. In the next step, the biosynthetic pathways of Taxol or related metabolites were manipulated in the original organisms, or introduced to heterologous systems and then were manipulated in them. Here, a range of metabolic manipulating approaches have been successfully developed to redirect the metabolic flux toward Taxol, including promoter engineering, enzyme engineering, overexpressing the bottleneck enzymes, over- or down-regulation of transcription factors, activation of the cryptic genes, removing/minimizing the flux for competing pathways, tunable regulation of the metabolic pathway, and increasing the supplies of precursors. In this review, we discuss research progress on the alternative Taxol sources and its metabolic manipulating, and we suggest recent challenges and future perspectives.
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- Mohammad Sabzehzari
- Division of Plant Molecular Genetics, Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Agricultural and Natural Resources College, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agricultural, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Iran
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- Division of Plant Molecular Genetics, Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Agricultural and Natural Resources College, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.
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Kumar P, Singh B, Thakur V, Thakur A, Thakur N, Pandey D, Chand D. Hyper-production of taxol from Aspergillus fumigatus, an endophytic fungus isolated from Taxus sp. of the Northern Himalayan region. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 24:e00395. [PMID: 31799144 PMCID: PMC6881681 DOI: 10.1016/j.btre.2019.e00395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2019] [Revised: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Taxol® (generic name Paclitaxel) is a chemotherapeutic drug, effective against head, neck, breast, lung, bladder, ovary, and cervix cancers. Rising demands in chemotherapy and limited supply of natural taxol have ultimately increased the cost of the drug. Semi synthesis using taxol precursors is not able to meet the global supply and has intensified the need to find alternative ways of taxol production. In the present study, 34 different endophytes were isolated from Taxus sp. collected from Shimla, Himachal Pradesh (India). Primary screening of taxol-producing fungi was carried out based on the presence of dbat gene, essential for the taxol biosynthetic pathway. A fungal isolate TPF-06 was screened to be a taxol-producing strain based on the PCR amplification results. It was characterized and identified as Aspergillus fumigatus by 18S rRNA (Accession No. KU-837249). Multiple sequence alignment (MSA) of nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region and phylogenetic analysis confirmed that strain belonged to A. fumigatus clade (Accession No. MF-374798) and is endophytic in nature. Presence of taxol was detected and quantified by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and characterized by using Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC), Ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy, Mass spectrometry (MS), Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Microbial fermentation in the S7 medium yielded 1.60 g/L of taxol, which to the best of our knowledge is the highest taxol production from an endophytic fungus. Findings of the present study suggest that the A. fumigatus is an excellent alternate source for taxol supply, and it may become a highly potent strain on a commercial scale. The involvement of dbat gene in A. fumigatus KU-837249 strain further suggested a way of increasing taxol yield in fungi by medium engineering and recombinant DNA technology in the future.
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Key Words
- AIDS, Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome
- Aspergillus fumigatus
- BLAST, Basic Local Alignment Search Tool
- Cancer
- DNA, Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
- Endophytes
- FTIR, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
- HPLC, High Performance Liquid Chromatography
- ITS, Internal Transcribed Spacer
- MEGA, Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis 7
- MMA, Modified Mycological Agar
- MS, Mass Spectroscopy
- NMR, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
- PCR, Polymerase Chain Reaction
- TLC, Thin Layer Chromatography
- Taxol
- Taxus sp.
- UV, Ultra-Violet
- bapt, baccatin III-aminophenylpropanoyl-13-O-transferase
- dbat, 10-deacetylbaccatin III-10-O-acetyl transferase
- ts, taxadiene synthase
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- Pradeep Kumar
- Department of Biotechnology, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.,Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Reproductive Biology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
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Sykłowska-Baranek K, Rymaszewski W, Gaweł M, Rokicki P, Pilarek M, Grech-Baran M, Hennig J, Pietrosiuk A. Comparison of elicitor-based effects on metabolic responses of Taxus × media hairy roots in perfluorodecalin-supported two-phase culture system. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2019; 38:85-99. [PMID: 30406280 PMCID: PMC6320355 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-018-2351-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 10/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Two lines of Taxus × media hairy roots harbouring or not the TXS transgene demonstrated diverse gene expression and taxane yield during cultivation in PFD-supported two liquid-phase culture system. Two lines of Taxus × media hairy roots were subjected to single or twice-repeated supplementation with methyl jasmonate, sodium nitroprusside, L-phenylalanine, and sucrose feeding. One line harboured transgene of taxadiene synthase (ATMA), while the second (KT) did not. Both hairy root lines were cultured in two-phase culture systems containing perfluorodecalin (PFD) in aerated or degassed form. The relationship between TXS (taxadiene synthase), BAPT (baccatin III: 3-amino, 3-phenylpropanoyltransferase), and DBTNBT (3'-N-debenzoyl-2-deoxytaxol-N-benzoyltransferase) genes and taxane production was analysed. The ATMA and KT lines differed in their potential for taxane accumulation, secretion, and taxane profile. In ATMA biomass, both paclitaxel and baccatin III were detected, while in KT roots only paclitaxel. The most suitable conditions for taxane production for ATMA roots were found in single-elicited supported with PFD-degassed cultures (2 473.29 ± 263.85 µg/g DW), whereas in KT roots in single-elicited cultures with PFD-aerated (470.08 ± 25.15 µg/g DW). The extracellular levels of paclitaxel never exceeded 10% for ATMA roots, while for KT increased up to 76%. The gene expression profile was determined in single-elicited cultures supported with PFD-degassed, where in ATMA roots, the highest taxane yield was obtained, while in KT the lowest one. The gene expression pattern in both investigated root lines differed substantially what resulted in taxane yield characterized particular lines. The highest co-expression of TXS, BAPT and DBTNBT genes noted for ATMA roots harvested 48 h after elicitation corresponded with their higher ability for taxane production in comparison with the effects observed for KT roots.
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- K Sykłowska-Baranek
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy with the Laboratory Medicine Division, Medical University of Warsaw, 1 Banacha Str, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Laboratory of Plant Pathogenesis, Polish Academy of Sciences, 5A Pawińskiego Str, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy with the Laboratory Medicine Division, Medical University of Warsaw, 1 Banacha Str, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy with the Laboratory Medicine Division, Medical University of Warsaw, 1 Banacha Str, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland
- Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Waryńskiego 1, 00-645, Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Waryńskiego 1, 00-645, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy with the Laboratory Medicine Division, Medical University of Warsaw, 1 Banacha Str, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Laboratory of Plant Pathogenesis, Polish Academy of Sciences, 5A Pawińskiego Str, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy with the Laboratory Medicine Division, Medical University of Warsaw, 1 Banacha Str, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland
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Ooi CT, Syahida A, Stanslas J, Maziah M. The influence of methyl jasmonate, cholesterol and l-arginine on solasodine production in hairy root culture of Solanum mammosum. Eng Life Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/elsc.201500083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- Chai Theam Ooi
- Laboratory of Natural Products, Institute of BioScience; Universiti Putra Malaysia; Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Natural Products, Institute of BioScience; Universiti Putra Malaysia; Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences; Universiti Putra Malaysia; Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Natural Products, Institute of BioScience; Universiti Putra Malaysia; Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences; Universiti Putra Malaysia; Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Natural Products, Institute of BioScience; Universiti Putra Malaysia; Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences; Universiti Putra Malaysia; Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia
- Laboratory of Food Crops, Institute of Tropical Agriculture; Universiti Putra Malaysia; Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia
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Stefanowicz Z, Sobczak M, Piętniewicz A, Kołodziejski W. Macromolecular conjugates of paclitaxel: Synthesis, characterization, andIn Vitropaclitaxel release studies based on HPLC validated method. ACTA CHROMATOGR 2016. [DOI: 10.1556/achrom.28.2016.1.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A rational approach to improving the biotechnological production of taxanes in plant cell cultures of Taxus spp. Biotechnol Adv 2014; 32:1157-67. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2014.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2013] [Revised: 03/05/2014] [Accepted: 03/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Wang JW, Wu JY. Effective elicitors and process strategies for enhancement of secondary metabolite production in hairy root cultures. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2013; 134:55-89. [PMID: 23467807 DOI: 10.1007/10_2013_183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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This chapter reviews the various biotic and abiotic elicitors applied to hairy root cultures and their stimulating effects on the accumulation of secondary metabolites. Elicitors generally refer to the agents that stimulate the defense responses of plants. As a major response of plants to biotic and abiotic stress, the accumulation of secondary metabolites in plant tissue cultures can be stimulated by the elicitors. Among the many elicitors applied to hairy root cultures as well as plant cell suspension cultures, the most common and effective elicitors are fungal cell extracts, polysaccharides from fungal and plant cells, and heavy metal salts. With the crude fungal cell extracts, it is essential to observe the preparation conditions carefully for achieving reproducible effects. In addition to the chemical agents, UV-radiation, hyperosmotic stress and temperature shift have been shown effective for some plant species/metabolites. Elicitor type, dose, and treatment schedule are major factors determining the effects on the secondary metabolite production. In addition to the accumulation of products in roots, elicitor treatments often stimulate the release of intracellular products. Although elicitation is mainly effective to increase specific product yield on per unit mass of roots, the incorporation of nutrient feeding strategies can be applied to enhance the volumetric product yield. The integration of in situ product recovery from the roots/liquid medium is another synergistic strategy with the elicitor treatment to improve the process.
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- Jian Wen Wang
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China,
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Ahmad S, Garg M, Tamboli ET, Abdin MZ, Ansari SH. In vitro production of alkaloids: Factors, approaches, challenges and prospects. Pharmacogn Rev 2013; 7:27-33. [PMID: 23922453 PMCID: PMC3731876 DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.112837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2012] [Revised: 08/17/2012] [Accepted: 06/01/2013] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The wide diversity of plant secondary metabolites is largely used for the production of various pharmaceutical compounds. In vitro cell tissue or organ culture has been employed as a possible alternative to produce such industrial compounds. Tissue culture techniques provide continuous, reliable, and renewable source of valuable plant pharmaceuticals and might be used for the large-scale culture of the plant cells from which these secondary metabolites can be extracted. Alkaloids are one of the most important secondary metabolites known to play a vital role in various pharmaceutical applications leading to an increased commercial importance in recent years. The tissue culture techniques may be utilized to improve their production of alkaloids via somaclonal variations and genetic transformations. The focus of this review is toward the application of different tissue culture methods/techniques employed for the in vitro production of alkaloids with a systematic approach to improve their production.
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- Sayeed Ahmad
- Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Bioactive Natural Product Laboratory, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Bioactive Natural Product Laboratory, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Bioactive Natural Product Laboratory, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Hamdard, Hamdard University, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Bioactive Natural Product Laboratory, New Delhi, India
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Cai Z, Kastell A, Knorr D, Smetanska I. Exudation: an expanding technique for continuous production and release of secondary metabolites from plant cell suspension and hairy root cultures. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2012; 31:461-477. [PMID: 21987121 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-011-1165-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2011] [Revised: 09/24/2011] [Accepted: 09/25/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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This review addresses methods of obtaining secondary metabolites from plant cell suspension and hairy root cultures and their exudates, particularly the physiological mechanisms of secondary metabolites release and trafficking. The efficiency for product recovery of metabolites can be increased by various methods, based on the principle of continuous product release into the cultivation medium. The most common methods for metabolite recovery are elicitation, influencing membrane permeability, and in situ product removal. The biosynthetic pathways can be influenced by cultivation conditions, transformation, or application of elicitors. The membrane permeability can be altered through the application of chemical or physical treatments. Product removal can be greatly increased through a two-phase system and the introduction of absorbents into the cultivation medium. In this review, we describe some improved approaches that have proven useful in these efforts.
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- Zhenzhen Cai
- Institute of Food Biotechnology and Food Chemistry, Berlin University of Technology, Königin-Luise Str. 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
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Production and metabolic engineering of bioactive substances in plant hairy root culture. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2011; 90:1229-39. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3228-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2011] [Revised: 02/27/2011] [Accepted: 02/28/2011] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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