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The Influence of Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) on the Growth, Antioxidant Activities, and Metabolites in Adventitious Root of Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer

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This study examines the impact of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on the growth, antioxidant properties, and some phenolic metabolites of adventitious roots (AR) of ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) using bioreactor. AR exposed to red-LED produced higher biomass than cultures grown under blue-LED and fluorescent light treatments. Among the identified phenolic compounds, ferulic acid, p-coumaric acid, sinapic acid, vanillic acid, and syringic acid were dramatically increased under blue-LED treatment compared to fluorescent light and red-LED light irradiation. Total policosanol contents were higher in red-LED treatment of ginseng root, where the amount of eicosanol and docosanol significantly increased. Total tocopherol and sterol contents were higher in blue-LED treatment of ginseng root. AR cultured under red-LED produced significantly higher campesterol, cholesterol, b-sitosterol, and stigmasterol. Blue-LED light showed significantly higher antioxidant activity compared to that of red-LED and fluorescent light. The present study reflects the changes in the growth pattern, antioxidant activity, and composition as well as concentration of metabolites in response to LED light of different wavelengths on the AR of ginseng. Thus, LED exposure has potential to enhance the accumulation of metabolites and antioxidant properties of AR of ginseng.

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  1. Department of Applied Bioscience, Konkuk University, Seoul, 05029, Republic of Korea

    Bimal Kumar Ghimire

  2. Department of Bio-Resource Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 24341, Republic of Korea

    Chang Yeon Yu

  3. Research Institute of Biotechnology, Hwajin Cosmetics, Hongcheon, 25142, Republic of Korea

    Jae Geun Lee

  4. Division of Life Sciences, Incheon National University, Incheon, 22012, Republic of Korea

    Jae Kwang Kim

  5. Bioherb Research Institute, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 24341, South Korea

    Ji Hye Yoo

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Ghimire, B.K., Lee, J.G., Yoo, J.H., Kim, J.K., Yu, C.Y. (2017). The Influence of Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) on the Growth, Antioxidant Activities, and Metabolites in Adventitious Root of Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer. In: Dutta Gupta, S. (eds) Light Emitting Diodes for Agriculture. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5807-3_11

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