Establishment of Croton stellatopilosus suspension culture for geranylgeraniol production and diterpenoid biosynthesis.
Diterpenoids in higher plants are biosynthesized from isoprene units obtained from two distinct pathways: the mevalonate pathway and the deoxyxylulose phosphate pathway. The metabolic partitioning of both pathways in plant species is dependent upon the type of culture. In order to study the diterpenoid biosynthesis in Croton stellatopilosus cell culture, callus culture was firstly induced from C. stellatopilosus young leaves in Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium in the presence of 1.0 mg/l 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), 1.0 mg/l benzyladenine (BA), 3% (w/v) sucrose and 0.8% (w/v) agar. The suspension culture was further induced from its callus in the same medium without gelling agent. Detection of diterpenoid accumulation by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry revealed that a cell culture could accumulate a low amount of geranylgeraniol (GGOH) and a high content of fatty acids and phytosterols. To improve the GGOH production, the culture conditions were optimized by medium manipulation in terms of hormonal factors. The growth rates of cell cultures were similar in all kinds of media. The GGOH production curve indicated that GGOH plays an important role as a primary metabolite in the cell culture. The optimum medium for GGOH production was MS medium supplemented with 2.0 mg/l 2,4-D and 2 mg/l BA that could produce GGOH with a yield of 1.14 mg/g FW.
Wungsintaweekul
Juraithip
J
Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand. juraithip.w@psu.ac.th
Sriyapai
Chutima
C
Kaewkerd
Sanlaya
S
Tewtrakul
Supinya
S
Kongduang
Damrong
D
De-Eknamkul
Wanchai
W
D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D029802:Croton / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D003470:Culture Media; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D004224:Diterpenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008798:Mevalonic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D014994:Xylose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism
D003470:Culture Media; D004224:Diterpenes; C492551:deoxyxylulose phosphate; D014994:Xylose; C017338:geranylgeraniol; D008798:Mevalonic Acid