Improvement of catechin productivity in suspension cultures of tea callus cells
In the suspension cultures of tea callus cells, C.sinensiscv. Yabukita, the effects of the culture conditions, such as culture period and light irradiation, on cell growth and catechin production were investigated. The production of flavonoids (catechins + proanthocyanidins) was promoted by inoculat...
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Published in | Biotechnology progress Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 655 - 658 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
USA
American Chemical Society
2003
American Institute of Chemical Engineers |
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Summary: | In the suspension cultures of tea callus cells, C.sinensiscv. Yabukita, the effects of the culture conditions, such as culture period and light irradiation, on cell growth and catechin production were investigated. The production of flavonoids (catechins + proanthocyanidins) was promoted by inoculating the cells into the fresh medium at the culture period giving the maximum flavonoid content in the cells. The cultivation under light irradiation was repeated several times by inoculating the cells with the maximum flavonoid content. The flavonoid production was significantly increased without inhibiting the cell growth. We obtained the maximum flavonoid production, 1.5 g/dm3 medium, and the maximum content, 150 mg/(g of dry cell weight (DCW)). The latter value was larger than that in the leaves of the tea plant. |
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Bibliography: | istex:1767C94387AE8037E1D6A5472A5A6B5CDF973EC6 ArticleID:BTPR25539 ark:/67375/WNG-0ZP89LQ4-J ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 8756-7938 1520-6033 |
DOI: | 10.1021/bp025539a |