Enhanced catharanthine and vindoline production in suspension cultures of Catharanthus roseus by ultraviolet-B light

Ramani, Shilpa and Jayabaskaran, C (2008) Enhanced catharanthine and vindoline production in suspension cultures of Catharanthus roseus by ultraviolet-B light. In: Journal of Molecular Signaling, 25 (3-9).

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Abstract

Suspension cultures of Catharanthus roseus were used to evaluate ultraviolet-B (UV-B) treatment as an abiotic elicitor of secondary metabolites. A dispersed cell suspension culture from C. roseus leaves in late exponential phase and stationary phase were irradiated with UV-B for 5 min. The stationary phase cultures were more responsive to UV-B irradiation than late exponential phase cultures. Catharanthine and vindoline increased 3-fold and 12-fold, respectively, on treatment with a 5-min UV-B irradiation.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Journal of Molecular Signaling
Publisher:	National Center for Biotechnology Information
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to National Center for Biotechnology Information.
Department/Centre:	Division of Biological Sciences > Biochemistry
Date Deposited:	24 Feb 2010 09:36
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 05:55
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/25604

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