Turkish Journal of Biology
DOI
10.3906/biy-2002-69
Abstract
Physalis peruviana L. (Cape gooseberry) is a source for a variety of phytocompounds such as withanolides, withanone, withaferin A, and withanolide A. These withanolides are high-value drug candidates due to their various pharmacological properties. To meet the increasing demands for these compounds, plant cell technology offers a reliable alternative. Exogenous addition of elicitors is considered the most effective strategy for enhanced production of secondary metabolites. In this study, we investigated changes in withanolide accumulation and characterized the gene expression level changes of squalene synthase enzyme in P. peruviana shoot cultures exposed to mild nonlethal heat stress (45°C for 2 and 5 h) and UV-B radiation (313 nm for 15 min and 3 h). We demonstrated significant changes in withanolide content with 7.86- and 12.5-fold increases for 2- and 5-hmild high-temperature exposure times, respectively. Exposure to UV-B also changed the withanolide content by 7.22- and 7-fold increases for 15 min and 3 h exposure times, respectively. The relative expression level of squalene synthase gene showed consistent results with1.80- and 10.13-fold increases in withanolide for 2- and 5-h mild high-temperature exposure times, and 1.34- and 2.01-fold increases with 15 min and 3 h UV-B exposure times, respectively.
Keywords
Cape gooseberry, withanolides, squalene synthase, HPLC, qPCR1
First Page
295
Last Page
303
Recommended Citation
ŞAHİN, GÜNCE; TELLİ, MURAT; ÜNLÜ, ERCAN SELÇUK; and KARAKAŞ, FATMA PEHLİVAN
(2020)
"Effects of moderate high temperature and UV-B on accumulation of withanolides and relative expression of the squalene synthase gene in Physalis peruviana,"
Turkish Journal of Biology: Vol. 44:
No.
5, Article 8.
https://doi.org/10.3906/biy-2002-69
Available at:
https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/biology/vol44/iss5/8