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Suspension cultures of Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer (Araliaceae) were treated with either an elicitor preparation from the culture broth of the phytopathogenic hyphomycete Botrytis cinerea or a yeast elicitor preparation, and the accumulation of a new compound, which was not detected in non-elicited cultures, was observed. The accumulated compound was isolated and shown to be 2,5-dimethoxy-1,4-benzoquinone by 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR and electron ionization (EI) mass spectra. While it is well known that this compound shows antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, its presence in ginseng root has not been reported to date. Levels of the compound in the media increased rapidly, reaching a maximum level of 65.10±4.96 µg/g fresh weight at approximately 12 h after treatment with the yeast elicitor preparation. The maximal level of the compound in medium from the culture treated with an elicitor preparation from the culture broth of B. cinerea was 46.13±10.42 µg/g fresh weight after 24 h of incubation.
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Kim, .C., Im, .H., Kim, .H. et al. Accumulation of 2,5-dimethoxy-1,4-benzoquinone in suspension cultures of Panax ginseng by a fungal elicitor preparation and a yeast elicitor preparation. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 56, 239–242 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002530000557
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002530000557