Enhanced plumbagin production from in vitro cultures of Drosera burmanii using elicitation

Waraporn Putalun, Orapin Udomsin, Gorawit Yusakul, Thaweesak Juengwatanatrakul, Seiichi Sakamoto, Hiroyuki Tanaka

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Abstract

Methyl jasmonate, 50 μM, 0.5 mg yeast extract/l and 100 mg chitosan/l stimulated plumbagin production in Drosera burmanii whole plant cultures after 6 days of elicitation. Yeast extract (0.5 mg/l) was the most efficient enhancing plumbagin production in roots of D. burmanii to 8.8 ± 0.5 mg/g dry wt that was 3. 5-fold higher than control plants.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)721-724
Number of pages4
JournalBiotechnology letters
Volume32
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biotechnology
  • Bioengineering
  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

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