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Influence of mevinolin on chloroplast terpenoids in Cannabis sativa

Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants volume 20, pages 273–277 (2014)Cite this article

Abstract

Plants synthesize a myriad of isoprenoid products that are required both for essential constitutive processes and for adaptive responses to the environment. Two independent pathways for the biosynthesis of isoprenoid precursors coexist within the plant cell: the cytosolic mevalonic acid (MVA) pathway and the plastidial methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathway. In this study, we investigated the inhibitory effect of the MVA pathway on isoprenoid biosynthesized by the MEP pathway in Cannabis sativa by treatment with mevinolin. The amount of chlorophyll a, b, and total showed to be significantly enhanced in treated plants in comparison with control plants. Also, mevinolin induced the accumulation of carotenoids and α-tocopherol in treated plants. Mevinolin caused a significant decrease in tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content. This result show that the inhibition of the MVA pathway stimulates MEP pathway but none for all metabolites.

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Mansouri, H., Salari, F. Influence of mevinolin on chloroplast terpenoids in Cannabis sativa . Physiol Mol Biol Plants 20, 273–277 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12298-014-0222-x

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Keywords

  • Cannabis sativa
  • Terpenoids
  • Mevinolin
  • Cannabinoids