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  Česky / Czech version Čes. slov. Farm., 2004; 53, 252–255
 
Abiotic Elicitation of the Explant Culture of Rheum palmatum L. by Heavy Metals 
KAŠPAROVÁ M., SIATKA T. 

Katedra farmakognozie Farmaceutické fakulty Univerzity Karlovy, Hradec Králové
 


Summary:

       Elicitation-produced stress activates the defensive reactions of the plant or plant explant, which result, among others, in a change in the transcription of the genes coding the enzymes influencing biosynthesis of secondary metabolites. The present paper investigated the effect of ions of heavy metals in concentrations od 1; 10, and 100 µM on the production of anthracene derivatives by the explant culture of Rheum palmatum L. cultivated on Murashige-Skoog medium with an addition of 10 mg.l-1 of α-naphthylacetic acid. The periods of application of elicitation were 6; 24; 48, and 168 hours. It follows from the results that the applied abiotic elicitation positively influenced the production mainly in suspension culture. The maximal increase in the content of anthracene derivatives versus the control by 66 % was observed after 48-hour action of 10 µM concentration of cadmium chloride. Aluminiumchloride produced the largest increase in the production after 6-hour application of a 100 µM concentration, when in comparison with the control culture the production was stimulated by 60 %.

        Key words: explant culture of Rheum palmatum L. – anthracene derivatives – abiotic elicitation – heavy metals
       

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