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Enhanced biosynthesis of artemisinin by environmental stresses in Artemisia annua

환경스트레스 처리에 의한 개똥쑥 artemisinin 생합성 증진

  • Received : 2022.11.09
  • Accepted : 2022.11.25
  • Published : 2022.12.31
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Abstract

Artemisinin is a secondary metabolite of Artemisia annua that shows potent anti-malarial, anti-bacterial, antiviral, and anti-tumor effects. The supply of artemisinin depends on its content in Artemisia annua, in which various environmental factors can affect the plant's biosynthetic yield. In this study, the effects of different light-emitting diode (LED)-irradiation conditions were tested to optimize the germination and growth of Artemisia annua for the enhanced production of artemisinin. Specifically, the ratio between the red and blue lights in the irradiating LED was varied for investigation as follows: [Red : Blue] = [6 : 4], [7 : 3], and [8 : 2]. Furthermore, additional stress factors like UV-B-irradiation (1,395 ㎼/cm2), low temperature (4℃), and dehydration were also explored to induce hormetic expressions of ADS, CYP, and ALDH1, which are essential genes for the biosynthesis of artemisinin. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was used to analyze the expression levels of the respective genes and their correlation with the specified conditions. [8 : 2] LED-irradiation was the most optimal among the tested conditions for the cultivation of Artemisia annua in terms of both fresh and dry weights post-harvest. For the production of artemisinin, however, [7 : 3] LED-irradiation with dehydration for six hours pre-harvest was the most optimal condition by inducing around twofold enhancement in the biosynthetic yield of artemisinin. As expected, a correlation was observed between the expression levels of the genes and the contents of artemisinin accumulated.

개똥쑥은 말라리아 등 다양한 질병의 치료물질인 artemisinin 제공하나, 식물체 내 농도가 낮고, 생산이 불안정하여 국제적 수요에 대응하지 못하고 있다. 재배환경을 인공적으로 제어하는 식물공장 시스템은 계절이나 장소에 제한 없이 약용식물의 공장식 생산체계가 가능하다(Kim 2010). 본 연구에서는 식물공장에서 개똥쑥의 artemisinin의 대량생산이 가능한 최적의 조건을 찾기 위하여 파종부터 수확까지 적색광(R)과 청색광(B)을 혼합한 3종류의 LED (R : B = 6 : 4, 7 : 3, 8 : 2)에서 생장 및 물질생산에 적합한 광조건을 탐색하였다. 개똥쑥의 수확 전, 1,395 ㎼/cm2의 UV-B, 4℃의 저온, 그리고 건조 처리로 식물에 hormesis를 유도하여 artemisinin의 생산 증가를 확인하였다. Artemisinin 생합성에 관여하는 효소들 중에서 ADS, CYP, ALDH1의 발현량을 qPCR로 측정하였고, artemisinin 정량을 통해 전사체와 대사물질의 연관성을 확인하고, artemisinin 생산에 적합한 재배 광조건과 hormesis 처리 조건을 탐색하였다. 3종의 LED 비율 중 8 : 2에서 높은 생체중 및 건물중을 생산했으며, hormesis를 유도하기 위한 3종의 물리 처리에서 이를 통해 7 : 3 식물을 수확전 6시간 건조처리했을 때 artemisinin 함량이 약 2배 증가하였다.

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Acknowledgement

본 연구는 IPET ARC 지원사업(단국대 천연물 신의약소재산업화 연구센터)의 일부로 수행되었습니다.

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