Fungal Elicitation Enhances Vincristine and Vinblastine Yield in the Embryogenic Tissues of Catharanthus roseus
Author:
Tonk Dipti1, Mujib Abdul1, Maqsood Mehpara2, Khusrau Mir3, Alsughayyir Ali4, Dewir Yaser Hassan5ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Cellular Differentiation and Molecular Genetics Section, Department of Botany, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India 2. Department of Botany, Government College for Women, M.A. Road, Srinagar 190001, India 3. Department of Botany, Government Degree College (Boys), Anantnag 231213, India 4. Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University, 75 B.S. Hood Rd, Starkville, MS 39762, USA 5. Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Abstract
Fungal elicitation could improve the secondary metabolite contents of in vitro cultures. Herein, we report the effect of Fusarium oxysporum on vinblastine and vincristine alkaloid yields in Catharanthus roseus embryos. The study revealed increased yields of vinblastine and vincristine in Catharanthus tissues. Different concentrations, i.e., 0.05% (T1), 0.15% (T2), 0.25% (T3), and 0.35% (T4), of an F. oxysporum extract were applied to a solid MS medium in addition to a control (T0). Embryogenic calli were formed from the hypocotyl explants of germinating seedlings, and the tissues were exposed to Fusarium extract elicitation. The administration of the F. oxysporum extract improved the growth of the callus biomass, which later differentiated into embryos, and the maximum induction of somatic embryos was noted T2 concentration (102.69/callus mass). A biochemical analysis revealed extra accumulations of sugar, protein, and proline in the fungus-elicitated cultivating tissues. The somatic embryos germinated into plantlets on full-strength MS medium supplemented with 2.24 µM of BA. The germination rate of the embryos and the shoot and root lengths of the embryos were high at low doses of the Fusarium treatment. The yields of vinblastine and vincristine were measured in different treated tissues via high-pressure thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC). The yield of vinblastine was high in mature (45-day old) embryos (1.229 µg g−1 dry weight), which were further enriched (1.267 µg g−1 dry weight) via the F. oxysporum-elicitated treatment, especially at the T2 concentration. Compared to vinblastine, the vincristine content was low, with a maximum of 0.307 µg g−1 dry weight following the addition of the F. oxysporum treatment. The highest and increased yields of vinblastine and vincristine, 7.88 and 15.50%, were noted in F. oxysporum-amended tissues. The maturated and germinating somatic embryos had high levels of SOD activity, and upon the addition of the fungal extracts, the enzyme’s activity was further elevated, indicating that the tissues experienced cellular stress which yielded increased levels of vinblastine and vincristine following the T2/T1 treatments. The improvement in the yields of these alkaloids could augment cancer healthcare treatments, making them easy, accessible, and inexpensive.
Funder
University Grant Commission Department of Botany, Jamia Hamdard King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Subject
Plant Science,Ecology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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