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The Effect of Haliotidis Concha on the Growth and Ginsenoside Biosynthesis of Korean Ginseng Hairy Root (인삼 모상근의 생장과 Ginsenoside 생합성에 미치는 석결명의 영향)

  • Jeong, Dae-Young;Kim, Yu-Jin;Shim, Ju-Sun;Lee, Jung-Hye;Jung, Seok-Kyu;Kim, Se-Young;In, Jun-Gyo;Lee, Bum-Soo;Yang, Deok-Chun
    • Journal of Ginseng Research
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.206-211
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    • 2009
  • In order to investigate the effects of elicitors on the growth and ginsenoside biosynthesis of ginseng hairy roots, we treated Panax ginseng hairy root with various concentrations of Haliotidis concha according to different time course. Haliotidis concha supplement increased the biomass and ginsenoside accumulation at 10 mg/L concentration. The growth rate of hairy root under a lighter concentration was greater than hairy root treated with a denser concentration. The highest content and productivity of ginsenosides appeared at 2 weeks after the treatment of 10 mg/L Haliotidis concha. The gene expression of squalene synthase, squalene epoxidase, dammarenediol synthase, cycloartenol synthase, $\beta$-amyrin synthase in hairy roots of ginseng were examined by RT-PCR. The Haliotidis concha treatment resulted in the obvious accumulation of the mRNA of triterpene biosynthesis in Panax ginseng hairy root as compared with the control. In this study, Haliotidis concha acts as a kind of elicitor for the production of ginsenosides.

Enhanced Production of Oleanolic Acid by the Elicitation in Oldenlandia diffusa Suspension Cell Cultures (백화사설초의 현탁세포배양에서 Elicitation에 의한 Oleanolic acid 생산성 증대)

  • Lee Yong-Il;Kim Dong-Il
    • KSBB Journal
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    • v.19 no.6 s.89
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    • pp.471-477
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    • 2004
  • Oldenlandia diffusa is a Chinese medicinal herb with antitumor activity capable of suppressing the growth of some cancer cell lines. Oleanolic acid and ursolic acid are triterpenoid compounds that exist in Oldenlandia diffusa. Recently, these have been noted for anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and hepato-protective effects. Application of both plant growth regulators, 2,4-D and kinetin, was found to be essential for the initiation of callus and suspension cells. Leaf blades of Oldenlandia diffusa was transformed into callus on Schenk and Hildebrandt medium supplemented with 0.5 mg/L 2,4-D and 0.1 mg/L kinetin, while optimum initiation condition for suspension cells of Oldenlandia diffusa was determined to be 0.75 mg/L 2,4-D and 0.1 mg/L kinetin. Chromatographic separation of oleanolic acid from its derivatives was achieved using Rexchrom S5-100-ODS column. Analytical conditions for oleanolic acid were determined as follows: flow rate at 1.0 mL/min, UV length at 200 nm and mobile phase of $80\%$ acetonitrile and $20\%$ water. Production of secondary metabolites was found to be increased by the treatment with elicitors or signal transducers. The maximum production of oleanolic acid was 99.6 mg/L in cultures with 0.5 mM salicylic acid. It is 1.74 times higher than that of control.