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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

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