High yellow pigments production by root culture of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Carthamus tinctorius</Emphasis> and its release in medium under gas oil treatment |
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Authors: | Françoise Bernard Azar Hassanpour Gila Gholizadeh Sahar Hassannejad Zahede Chaghari |
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Institution: | (1) Faculty of Biological Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University G.C., Tehran, Iran |
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Abstract: | In this study, the ability of safflower-isolated root cultures to produce yellow pigments was tested. Initially, the growth
of isolated roots in static liquid medium was evaluated with different volumes of culture medium. A volume of 6 ml of medium
per flask of 250 ml gave the best growth performance and, in this condition of culture, production of pigments from isolated
roots treated or not by light has been determined by spectrophotometry (321 and 400 nm). Under these conditions, the production
of yellow pigments amounted to 13.18 mg g−1 fresh weight and the light stimulated the synthesis of these pigments by isolated roots. Total yellow pigments of 24.12,
38.91 and 46.38 mg g−1 fresh weight was produced by the roots treated with 9, 13.5 and 18% (v/v) gas oil, respectively, representing high values
of production. The pigments were released in large quantities in the medium. The increased synthesis of pigments as a result
of gas oil treatment was accompanied by a reduction of the peroxidase activity of roots. Given the high production of yellow
pigments, systems of isolated root culture could be considered for the study of a larger scale production of safflower pigments
widely used for various industrial purposes. |
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