Biosynthesis of caffeine in tea callus tissue

1. A study of caffeine biosynthesis has been made by following the incorporation of radioactive carbon dioxide and methionine into the methylated purines produced by tea callus tissue. 2. The uptake of the radioactive labels into nucleic acid and caffeine was followed over a period of approximately 9h. 3. The distribution of the radioactive labels in both nucleic acid and caffeine was determined after incorporation and subsequent incubation of the tissue in a non-radioactive medium. 4. The results of the experiments indicated that the caffeine arose from purines released from the breakdown of nucleic acids rather than that it was formed directly from a purine pool. 5. A metabolic scheme to show the production of caffeine from the nucleotides of the nucleic acid is discussed.     

驱蚊草组织培养及其愈伤组织诱导研究

运用正交设计方法,利用植物组织、细胞培养技术,成功地建立了驱蚊草组织培养快繁技术体系。研究出:不定芽诱导的最适培养基为MS 6-BA0.2mg/L NAA0.3mg/L,增殖倍数为6.73;生根培养基为1/2MS NAA0.4mg/L,平均每株生根数为11.2条,生根率为90.0%。通过对其离体茎段的培养研究实验,得出驱蚊香草的最适愈伤组织诱导培养基为MS 2,4-D0.5mg/L 6-BA2.0mg/L NAA0.3mg/L,发愈率为93.3%,愈伤组织多为淡黄色,质地疏松。     

不同生长调节剂对马蹄金愈伤组织诱导的影响

马蹄金是一种优良的地被兼观赏草坪植物。采用正交设计试验法 ,研究了四种不同生长调节剂对马蹄金子叶、叶片、叶柄和下胚轴愈伤组织诱导的影响。结果表明 :生长调节剂是诱导愈伤组织的关键 ,2 ,4 D对愈伤组织诱导具有显著的影响 ,适宜于马蹄金愈伤组织诱导的培养基及生长调节剂为MS +1 .0mg/L 2 ,4 D +0 .2mg/L 6 BA +0 .2mg/LKT +1 .0mg/Lα NAA。     

Experimental induction of vascular tissue in an undifferentiated plant callus

1. By the implantation of wedges containing indol-3-ylacetic acid and sucrose into blocks of undifferentiated bean-callus tissue it has been possible to induce the formation of xylem and phloem cells. 2. The differentiation has been investigated cytologically and measured chemically. 3. The optimum concentrations of the nutrients in the wedge, which gave differentiation closely resembling the vascular development found in the stem of the intact plant, was 0.1mg. of indol-3-ylacetic acid/l. and 2% sucrose. 4. The ratios of the xylose/arabinose concentrations of the tissues increased in the differentiated callus tissue compared with those of the undifferentiated tissue. A similar increase has been found for the ratios determined for xylem tissue compared with those for cambium. 5. The lignin content of the differentiated tissue compared with the undifferentiated tissue was greater in both the callus and stem tissue. 6. Chemical analysis of lignin showed that in the differentiated callus tissue it consisted of sub-units based on p-hydroxybenzaldehyde and vanillin. This was compared with the lignin obtained from undifferentiated callus tissue and that obtained from the tissues of the intact stem. 7. The results of the investigation have been discussed with reference to the problems of cell growth and differentiation and related to the changing patterns of the ultrastructure of the cell during its development.     

丹参愈伤组织的诱导及增殖效应

以丹参(Salvia miltiorrhiza bunge)的幼叶、茎、叶柄为外植体,接种于附加2,4—D、MM、Kr、Zr、6—BA及其组合的hIs固体培养基上,结果发现单独使用四种植物生长调节物质在一定浓度范围均有愈伤组织产生;最佳组合的诱导培养基为MS 2,4—D0．5mg/L 6—BA1．0mg/L。进一步研究发现,在黑暗和光照培养条件下,愈伤组织增殖呈“S”型,且生长周期均为30天。     

Polysaccharides from the callus tissue of the rowan tree Sorbus aucuparia L. stem

Polysaccharide fractions SAcI and SAcII were isolated from callus tissues of rowan tree stems. The SAcI fraction was shown to contain compounds belonging to the arabinogalactan II group. The SAcII fraction, called sorban, comprised pectic polysaccharides composing the protopectin complex of the cell wall callus. The SAcII fraction was found to contain a large amount of galacturonic acid residues and a set of neutral sugars characteristic of rhamnogalacturonan I. The composition and properties allowed a suggestion that the sorban backbone is mainly formed by 1,4-α-D-galactopyranosyluronic acid residues, while the neutral sugars are represented by 1,4-linked glucopyranose and xylopyranose residues, 1,5-linked arabinofuranose, 1,6-linked galactopyranose and mannofuranose residues as well as terminal glucopyranose and xylopyranose residues. The callus growth was shown to be associated with nearly a constant content of galacturonic acid and neutral sugar residues in sorban (fraction SAcII).     

The induction of callus in sugareane tissue cultures by selected chemicals

Immature leaf tissue of two commercial clones of sugarcane was subjected to tissue culture in Louisiana and Hawaii. The callus-incuding activity of selected compounds at 2, 4, and 20 mg/l was compared to the activity of 2,4-D at the same concentrations and to tissue on medium without a callus-inducing agent. Of the 79 compounds tested, 25 induced callus and 54 were ineffective. Ninety-six percent of the effective compounds were in chemical groups with known auxin activity. The results suggested that simple ring structure, phenol derivatives, or a halogenated hydrocarbon chain are not sufficient to induce callus. When callus was transferred to a medium lacking the inductive chemical, differentiation into shoots, roots, or both occurred in callus produced by 80% of the effective compounds.     

Influence of auxins on somatic embryogenesis and alkaloid accumulation in Leucojum aestivum callus

In vitro cultures of Leucojum aestivum are considered as an alternative for the production of galanthamine, which is used for the symptomatic treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. We studied the effects of auxins 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), 4-amino-3,5,6-trichloropicolinic acid (picloram), 3,6-dichloro-o-anisic acid (dicamba) at concentrations of 25 and 50 µM on the induction of embryogenic callus and its capacity to induce somatic embryogenesis and alkaloid accumulation. The embryogenic response of the explants was from 30% for 25 µM of dicamba to 100% for picloram (for both 25 and 50 µM). 2,4-D (50 µM) stimulated greater callus proliferation and somatic embryo induction as compared to the other auxins. Polyethylene glycol (PEG) stimulated somatic embryo maturation. Callus grown on media containing 50 µM of auxins produced fewer phenolic compounds as compared with callus grown on media containing 25 µM of auxins. GC-MS analyses showed seven alkaloids in the in vivo bulbs and two to four in callus culture. Galanthamine was detected in callus cultivated with 2,4-D (25, 50 µM), picloram (25 µM), and dicamba (50 µM). Other alkaloids, trisphaeridine, tazettine, and 11-hydroxyvittatine were accumulated only in callus growing on medium with picloram (50 µM).     

卡那霉素对地灵愈伤组织诱导和生长的影响

卡那霉素对地灵愈伤组织的诱导和生长均有抑制作用,随着卡那霉素浓度增加,愈伤组织形成的比率降低,质量增加幅度减小。不同的外植体对卡那霉素的敏感度不同,茎的敏感度明显高于叶片。当浓度超过30mg/L时,茎愈伤组织的诱导及生长几乎完全受到抑制。因此,在地灵的遗传转化中,30mg/L是卡那霉素的适宜浓度。     

Effect of 2, 4-D analogues on the induction and maintenance of callus in maize tissue culture1

Six analogues of 2, 4-D: 2(2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxy) propionic, 2(2,4-dichloro-phenoxy) propionic, 2(2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxy) butyric, 2(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) butyric, 2(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) butyric acids and the separated enantiomers of 2(2, 4, 5-trichlorophenoxy) propionic acid were examined for their ability to induce callus development and maintain its growth in maize (Zea mays) tissue cultures. The results indicate that the analogues were more effective than 2, 4-D in both respects and that alkyl substitution on the carbon side chain of the acids increased the auxin effect. It was also shown that only the (+) isomer of the two enantiomers studied, had auxin activity.     

冬凌草组织培养及其愈伤组织诱导研究

实验采用L9（34）正交试验方法优化冬凌草组织培养快繁培养基,筛选冬凌草增殖、生根和愈伤组织诱导的最佳培养基配方。结果表明：不定芽诱导的最适培养基为MS＋0.2 mg/L IBA＋0.1 mg/L6-BA＋0.2 mg/L NAA;生根培养基为1/2 MS＋1 mg/L IBA＋1 g/L活性炭;以冬凌草茎段为外植体诱导愈伤最佳培养基为MS＋1.5 mg/L6-BA＋2 mg/L2,4-D。     

Regeneration of Indian ginseng plantlets from stem callus

The development of stem callus mediated plant regeneration system for Withania somnifera is described. Maximum callus proliferation was obtained on Murashige and Skoog medium supplemented with 2.26 μM 2,4-D. Three-week-old, white, friable callus was used for shoot regeneration. The maximum shoot regeneration (6.2 ± 0.34 shoots/explant) was achieved in four weeks when callus was cultured on MS medium fortified with 4.44 μM BA and 0.57 μM IAA. Regenerated shoots were excised and multiplied (8.4 ± 0.43 shoots/explant) on MS medium supplemented with 4.44 μM of BA. Multiple shoots were divided into single shoots and were rooted (5.1 ± 0.49 rootlets/shoot) on half strength MS medium supplemented with 9.84 μM of IBA. After a hardening phase of 3 weeks the plantlets were transferred to the field. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Purification of phospholipase D from citrus callus tissue

Phospholipase D in extracts of soluble proteins from callus cultures derived from cotyledons of Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck is activated by Ca2+ and anionic detergents and has a pH optimum of 6.5. The enzyme was purified 703-fold over the crude protein extract with a yield of 15% by ammonium sulfate precipitation, ion exchange chromatography, gel filtration, hydrophobic interaction chromatography, and preparative acrylamide gel electrophoresis. Preparative electrophoresis was carried out using conventional slab gel equipment and electroelution of the sliced gel. Analytical sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of the purified phospholipase revealed two bands of the same staining intensity running at 94.2K and 90.5K.     

Effect of cadmium on the phenolic compounds formation in the callus cultures derived from various organs of the tea plant

The effects of cadmium (6.3 × 10^?5 M or 10.6 × 10^?5 M) on the growth of tea plant (Camellia sinensis L.) callus cultures derived from leaves, stems, and roots and on the formation, in these cultures, of phenolic compounds, including flavans and lignin, which are characteristic of the tea plant, were investigated. In the calli derived from leaves and stems, cadmium treatment decreased the biomass increment, while in the calli derived from roots, growth characteristics remained at the control level. Under the effect of cadmium, the content of phenolic compounds, including flavans, in the leaf calli decreased, while in the stem and root calli, it either increased (at the cadmium concentration of 6.3 × 10^?5 M), or was close to a control one (at the cadmium concentration of 10.6 × 10^?5 M). The lignin content in the root and stem calli increased, but it did not change in the leaf calli. All this data demonstrate that the cadmium-induced changes in phenolic metabolism of the tea plant callus culture depended both on the cadmium concentration in the medium and on the origin of calli.     

大蒜愈伤组织诱导条件初报

以白皮大蒜和大头蒜为材料,报道了大蒜品系、外植体的低温前处理、外植体大小及取材种类不同对愈伤组织诱导的影响。结果表明：（１）无论是４℃低温保藏或室温保存前处理,大头蒜的消毒效果均优于白皮大蒜,４℃低温前处理可降低外植体出愈污染;（２）只有带表皮的外植体才可诱导愈伤组织,外植体较大（０．５ｃｍ×０．３ｃｍ×０．２ｃｍ）,继代期愈伤组织产生量较多;外植体偏小（０．２ｃｍ×０．１ｃｍ×０．１ｃｍ）,极少产生愈伤组织;（３）４℃冷藏１８ｄ对大头蒜愈伤组织诱导有一定影响,但对白皮大蒜影响不大。冷藏可推迟出愈１～２ｄ。     

Four caffeoyl glycosides from callus tissue of Rehmannia glutinosa

From the methanolic extract of callus tissue of Rehmannia glutinosa four phenolic glycosides and one aliphatic glycoside were isolated. Two of the phenolic glycosides were identified as acteoside and forsythiaside and the structures of the other two were elucidated as 3,4-dihydroxy-β-phenethyl-0-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 3) -4-0-calfeoyl-β-D-glucopyranoside and 3,4-dihydroxy-β-phenethyl-0-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 3) -0-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 6)-4-0-caffeoyl-β-D-glucopyranoside.     

A saponin from callus tissue of Stauntonia hexaphylla.

A new 30-nortriterpenoid saponin was isolated from the callus tissues of Stauntonia hexaphylla. The structure of the saponin (tentatively named mubenoside A) was elucidated as 3 beta,20 alpha-dihydroxy-30-nor-olean-12-en-28-oic acid 3-O-[beta-D-xylopyranosyl(1----2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl(1----3) ]-beta-D- glucopyranoside by means of spectral experiments.     

外源激素对杜衡叶柄愈伤组织诱导与分化的影响

以杜衡(Asarum forbesii Maxim.)叶柄为外植体,采用L9(34)正交实验设计分别研究了培养基中外源激素的种类及质量浓度对杜衡叶柄愈伤组织诱导和分化的影响,并据此筛选出适宜的诱导及分化培养基.结果表明:在杜衡叶柄愈伤组织的诱导过程中,培养基中细胞分裂素的种类(1.00 mg·L-16-BA、1.00 mg·L-1KT和1.00 mg·L-1ZT)和NAA质量浓度(0.00、0.10和0.30 mg·L-1)的影响效应均不显著,而2,4-D质量浓度(0.10、0.50和1.00 mg·L-1)则有显著影响(P<0.05);在愈伤组织的分化培养过程中,NAA(0.10、0.30和0.50 mg·L-1)的影响效应大于6-BA(1.00、3.00和5.00 mg·L-1)和IBA(0.01、0.05和0.10 mg·L-1).综合比较结果显示,适宜于杜衡叶柄愈伤组织诱导的培养基为添加1.00 mg·L-16-BA、0.30 mg·L-1NAA和1.00 mg·L-12,4-D的MS培养基(含6.5 g·L-1琼脂和30 g·L-1蔗糖,pH 5.8～pH 6.0),在此培养基上愈伤组织诱导率达到83.33%,且愈伤组织生长速度快、颗粒紧密;适宜于杜衡愈伤组织分化和不定芽增殖的培养基为添加3.00 mg·L-16-BA、0.10 mg·L-1IBA和0.30 mg·L-1NAA的MS培养基(含6.5 g·L-1琼脂和30 g·L-1蔗糖,pH 5.8～pH 6.0),在此培养基上愈伤组织的分化率最高(达到53.33%),增殖系数也最高(3.13).