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Precursors and elicitor induced enhancement of cell biomass and phenolic compounds in cell suspensions of Indian basil-Ocimum basilicum (CIM-Saumya)

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CIM-Saumya is an improved, methyl chavicol rich variety of Ocimum basilicum (Family—Lamiaceae), developed by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. This plant possesses analgesic, anti-ulcerogenic, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, cardiac stimulant, Central Nervous System depressant, hepatoprotective and immunomodulator activities due to the presence of various phytoconstituents. Among them rosmarinic acid, caffeic acid and ferulic acid are the three major phenolic compounds responsible for its therapeutic utility. These compounds are produced in very low amounts in the in vivo plants. Therefore, the present study has been conducted for establishment of cell suspensions, optimization of inoculums size, growth kinetics and screening of elicitor and precursors for the accumulation of cell biomass and the production of the three important phenolic compounds in cell suspension of O. basilicum (CIM-Saumya). Leaf derived friable callus was used for establishing the cell suspension in liquid Murashige and Skoog’s medium fortified with 1 g/L casein hydrolysate + 2.26 µM 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid + 0.465 µM kinetin + 2.68 µM naphthalene acetic acid. The growth kinetic analysis pattern of cell suspension revealed the maximum biomass increments (% BI = 486.7) and production of RA 8.086 mg/g dry weight was found in 30th day harvested cells. Whereas, the other two phenolic compounds i.e. ferulic acid (0.0125 mg/g dry weight) and caffeic acid (0.38 mg/g dry weight) was recorded highest on 25th day of growth cycle. In the present study, one biotic elicitor i.e. yeast extract and three precursors [peptone, tryptone and lactalbumin hydrolysate] were tested, among them, lactalbumin hydrolysate (100 mg/L; added at 16th day) treated cells recorded highest estimated phenolic compounds yield (251.5 mg/L; 6.81 fold compared to the control) and biomass increments i.e. % BI = 1207 with 1.85 fold compared to the control. The highest rosmarinic acid content i.e. 25.47 mg/g DW (4.4 fold compared to the control) and 24.42 mg/g dry weight (4.1 folds compared to the control) was noticed in 30th day harvested cells treated with yeast extract (1 g/L on 0 day) and lactalbumin hydrolysate (100 mg/L added on 16th day), respectively. While caffeic acid content (0.91 mg/g dry weight) showed 2.9 folds higher compared to the control in cells treated with peptone 200 mg/L added on 16th day of culture cycle. All the treated cells showed enhanced phenylalanine ammonia-lyase enzyme activity with highest specific activity in lactalbumin hydrolysate followed by tryptone, peptone, and yeast extract.

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The authors are grateful to the Director, CSIR- Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow for providing research facilities to execute this work. In this investigation, first author (MK) thankful to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for the award of Senior Research Fellowship (No. 3/1/3/JRF-2012/HRD) and AP is thankful to University Grant Commission (UGC), New Delhi (No.F.4-2/2006 (BSR)/BL/18-19/0078) financial assistance.

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  1. Plant Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, PO CIMAP, Lucknow, 226015, India

    Mamta Kumari, Archana Mathur, Ajay Kumar Mathur & Laiq ur-Rahman

  2. Botany Department, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, 226007, India

    Archana Prasad

  3. Division of Phytochemistry, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, India

    Manju Singh

  4. Division of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, India

    Raj Kishori Lal

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Kumari, M., Prasad, A., Mathur, A. et al. Precursors and elicitor induced enhancement of cell biomass and phenolic compounds in cell suspensions of Indian basil-Ocimum basilicum (CIM-Saumya). Physiol Mol Biol Plants 29, 679–693 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12298-023-01316-6

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