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Aileni M, Bulle M, Malavath RN, Thurpu S, Bandaram K, Balkampeta B, Marri M, Singasani VSR, Murthy EN. Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz: in vitro biotechnological interventions and perspectives. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 107:5855-5871. [PMID: 37522947 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12695-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
Abstract
Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz is a woody medicinal shrub (Lythraceae) commonly known as the "fire flame bush." W. fruticosa plant parts either alone or whole plant have a long history of recommended use in the Indian medicine systems of Ayurveda, Unani, and Siddha (AUS). This plant is prominently known for its pharmacological properties, viz., antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-peptic ulcer, hepatoprotective, immunomodulatory, antitumor, cardioprotective, analgesic, and wound healing activities. Its important phyto-constituents, woodfordin C, woodfordin I, oenothein B, and isoschimacoalin-A, exhibit in vitro or in vivo physiological activities beneficial to human health. As the plant is a rich storehouse of phyto-constituents, it is indiscriminately used in its wild habitats. Moreover, due to very poor seed viability and difficult-to-root qualities, it is placed under IUCN list of endangered plant species. For W. fruticosa, biomass production or to its conservation by in vitro regeneration is the best feasible alternative. Till date, only few important in vitro regeneration methods are reported in W. fruticosa. ISSR molecular markers based clonal fidelity and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation has been demonstrated, indicating that W. fruticosa is amenable to genetic manipulation and genome editing studies. This review presents concise summary of updated reports on W. fruticosa phyto-constituents and their biological activities, while a critical appraisal of biotechnological interventions, shortcomings, and factors influencing such potential areas success was presented. The unexplored gaps addressed here are relevant for W. fruticosa scientific innovations yet to come. In this paper, for the first time, we have presented a simple and reproducible protocol for synthetic seed production in W. fruticosa. KEY POINTS: • Critical and updated records on W. fruticosa phytochemistry and its activities • In vitro propagation and elicitation of secondary metabolites in W. fruticosa • Key bottlenecks, in vitro flowering, value addition, and outlook in W. fruticosa.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mahender Aileni
- Department of Biotechnology, Telangana University, Dichpally, Nizamabad, Telangana, 503322, India.
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- Agri Biotech Foundation, Agricultural University Campus, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 500030, Telangana, India.
- Institute of Genomics for Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA.
| | - Ramesh Naik Malavath
- Department of Biotechnology, Telangana University, Dichpally, Nizamabad, Telangana, 503322, India
| | - Satyamraj Thurpu
- Department of Biotechnology, Telangana University, Dichpally, Nizamabad, Telangana, 503322, India
| | - Kiranmayi Bandaram
- Department of Biotechnology, Telangana University, Dichpally, Nizamabad, Telangana, 503322, India
| | - Bhargavi Balkampeta
- Department of Biotechnology, Telangana University, Dichpally, Nizamabad, Telangana, 503322, India
| | - Meghana Marri
- Department of Biotechnology, Telangana University, Dichpally, Nizamabad, Telangana, 503322, India
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- Department of Botany, Satavahana University, Karimnagar, India
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