title: [Scopolamine and hyoscyamine synthesis in hair roots culture of Datura metel].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To establish the hair roots culture system of Datura metel and study the hair roots growth and biosynthesis of scopolamine and hyoscyamine in hair roots culturing system.
  
  
  METHODS
  Direct degermed cotyledon of wild D. metel was infected by Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain C58C1 to obtain hair roots. Growth curves and scopolamine and hyoscyamine biosynthesis curves were determined. The scopolamine and hyoscyamine from different hair roots lines were examined by HPLC.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Hair roots induction rate reached 70%. After 25 days cultured in 1/2 MS liquid nutrient medium, the hair roots weight, content of scopolamine and hyoscyamine reached maximum, tow high efficient accumulation hyoscyamine and scopolamine hair roots lines M1 and M2 were obtained. The medial accumulation coefficient of hyoscyamine and scopolamine were 2.53 times and 5.37 times compared with the leaves of wild D. metel respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The established hair roots induction and culture system of D. metel provided a foundation for further obtaining scopolamine and hyoscyamine.
authors: State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Eco-Environments and Bio-Resources of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region, School of Life Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
authors: Xian-Qiang
authors: XQ
authors: Zhang
authors: Zheng-Wei
authors: ZW
authors: Luo
authors: Hong
authors: H
authors: Zhang
authors: Feng-Ying
authors: FY
authors: Wang
authors: Ji-Wei
authors: JW
authors: Sun
authors: Min
authors: M
authors: Sun
mesh_terms: D001285:Atropine / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D058530:Datura metel / Q000737:chemistry / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D012601:Scopolamine / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001285:Atropine; D012601:Scopolamine