Galloylglucoses and riccionidin A in Rhus javanica adventitious root cultures

• Published in: Phytochemistry (Oxford) Vol. 53; no. 3; pp. 357 - 363
• Main Authors: Taniguchi, Shoko, Yazaki, Kazufumi, Yabu-uchi, Ryoko, Kawakami, Ken-ya, Ito, Hideyuki, Hatano, Tsutomu, Yoshida, Takashi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2000; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adventitious root; Anacardiaceae; Anthocyanidin; Anthocyanins - metabolism; Biological and medical sciences; Biotechnology; Cells, Cultured; Culture Techniques; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Galloylglucose; Hydrolyzable Tannins; Plant physiology and development; Plant Roots - metabolism; Plants, Toxic; Rhus javanica; Riccionidin A; Tannins - metabolism; Tissue cultures, protoplasts; Toxicodendron - metabolism; Adventitious root; Anthocyanidin; Rhus javanica; Galloylglucose; Anacardiaceae; Riccionidin A; Culture medium; Ammonium; Root; Molecular structure; Tissue culture; Nitrates; Polyphenol; Regulation(control); Tannin; Dicotyledones; Light; Angiospermae; Spermatophyta; Secondary metabolism
• ISSN: 0031-9422; 1873-3700
• DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00399-4

Adventitious root cultures of Rhus javanica L. produced large amounts of galloylglucoses (gallotannins) and an anthocyanidin, riccionidin A, formerly found only in liverworts. Production of both galloylglucoses and riccionidin A in the adventitious root culture system was suppressed by light. The Rhus root culture showed the highest productivity for those secondary metabolites in a modified Linsmaier–Skoog (LS) liquid medium containing 30 mM NH + 4 and 30 mM NO − 3 as nitrogen sources in the presence of 10 −6 M 3-indoleacetic acid (IAA).