title: Improved sanguinarine production via biotic and abiotic elicitations and precursor feeding in cell suspensions of latex-less variety of Papaver somniferum with their gene expression studies and upscaling in bioreactor.
abstract: Elicitors play an important role in challenging the plant defense system through plant-environment interaction and thus altering the secondary metabolite production. Culture filtrates of four endophytic fungi, namely, Chaetomium globosum, Aspergillus niveoglaucus, Paecilomyces lilacinus, and Trichoderma harzianum were tested on embryogenic cell suspensions of latex-less Papaver somniferum in dose-dependent kinetics. Besides this, abiotic elicitors salicylic acid, hydrogen peroxide, and carbon dioxide were also applied for improved sanguinarine production. Maximum biomass accumulation (growth index (GI) = 293.50 ± 14.82) and sanguinarine production (0.090 ± 0.008 % dry wt.) were registered by addition of 3.3 % v/v T. harzanium culture filtrate. Interestingly, it was further enhanced (GI = 323.40 ± 25.30; 0.105 ± 0.008 % dry wt.) when T. harzanium culture filtrate was employed along with 50 μM shikimate. This was also supported by real-time (RT) (qPCR), where 8-9-fold increase in cheilanthifoline synthase (CFS), stylopine synthase (STS), tetrahydroprotoberberine cis-N-methyltransferase (TNMT), and protopine 6-hydroxylase (P6H) transcripts was observed. Among abiotic elicitors, while hydrogen peroxide and carbon dioxide registered low level of sanguinarine accumulation, maximum sanguinarine content was detected by 250 μM salicylic acid (0.058 ± 0.003 % dry wt.; GI = 172.75 ± 13.40). RT (qPCR) also confirms the downregulation of sanguinarine pathway on CO2 supplementation. Various parameters ranging from agitation speed (70 rpm), impeller type (marine), media volume (2 l), inoculum weight (100 g), and culture duration (9 days) were optimized during upscaling in 5-l stirred tank bioreactor to obtain maximum sanguinarine production (GI = 434.00; 0.119 ± 0.070 % dry wt.). Addition of 3.3 % v/v T. harzanium culture filtrate and 50-μM shikimate was done on the 6th day of bioreactor run.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Biotechnology, Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, PO CIMAP, Kukrail Picnic Spot Road, Lucknow, 226015, India, priyankaurbest@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Priyanka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Shamshad Ahmad
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Ajay K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mathur
authors.forename: Sumit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Karuna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shanker
authors.forename: Alok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalra
mesh_terms: D053119:Benzophenanthridines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019149:Bioreactors; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000187:drug effects; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D007840:Latex / Q000378:metabolism*; D053858:Metabolic Networks and Pathways / Q000187:drug effects; D010207:Papaver / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012639:Seeds / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D012765:Shikimic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D013535:Suspensions; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D053119:Benzophenanthridines; D007546:Isoquinolines; D007840:Latex; D013535:Suspensions; D012765:Shikimic Acid; D014443:Tyrosine; C005705:sanguinarine