Abstract
The present study reports an efficient protocol for indirect shoot organogenesis and plantlets regeneration of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal. Leaf explants were cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with different concentrations and combinations of 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) and indole-3-acetic acid (IAA). The highest callus induction rate (89.5 %) and shoot regeneration rate (92 %) were obtained when 2 mg dm−3 BAP was combined with 0.5 mg dm−3 IAA. Three major withanolides (withaferine A, 12-deoxywithastramonolide and withanolide A) were investigated in different plant organs from in vitro and greenhouse grown plants. Leaves contained higher contents of withanolides and phenolics than roots or stems, whereas roots contained the highest contents of flavonoids and polysacharides. In vitro grown plants contained greater contents of phenolics, flavonoids and polysaccharides while lower contents of withanolides than greenhouse grown plants.
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Abbreviations
- BAP:
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6-benzylaminopurine
- DPPH:
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1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl
- HPLC:
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high-pressure liquid chromatography
- IAA:
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indole-3-acetic acid
- LC-MS:
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liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
- TLC:
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thin-layer chromatography
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This work was supported by the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) grant funded by the Korea government (MOST) (R01-2007-000-10543-0).
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Dewir, Y.H., Chakrabarty, D., Lee, S.H. et al. Indirect regeneration of Withania somnifera and comparative analysis of withanolides in in vitro and greenhouse grown plants. Biol Plant 54, 357–360 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10535-010-0063-6
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