Ethephon Enhancement of Secondary Metabolite Synthesis in Plant Cell Cultures

TY - JOUR

T1 - Ethephon Enhancement of Secondary Metabolite Synthesis in Plant Cell Cultures

AU - Cho, G. H.

AU - Kim, D. I.

AU - Pedersen, H.

AU - Chin, C. ‐K

PY - 1988/9

Y1 - 1988/9

N2 - Addition of an ethylene precursor, ethephon, was studied in plant‐cell‐suspension cultures of Coffea arabica and Thalictrum rugosum as an enhancer of secondary metabolite production. In both cases the compound was able to stimulate alkaloid production, even though the biochemical pathways are widely different. This suggests that ethephon, or more directly ethylene, may be valuable in increasing secondary metabolite levels in a variety of cell‐suspension culture systems.

AB - Addition of an ethylene precursor, ethephon, was studied in plant‐cell‐suspension cultures of Coffea arabica and Thalictrum rugosum as an enhancer of secondary metabolite production. In both cases the compound was able to stimulate alkaloid production, even though the biochemical pathways are widely different. This suggests that ethephon, or more directly ethylene, may be valuable in increasing secondary metabolite levels in a variety of cell‐suspension culture systems.

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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1002/btpr.5420040309

DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/btpr.5420040309

M3 - Article

SN - 8756-7938

VL - 4

SP - 184

EP - 188

JO - Biotechnology Progress

JF - Biotechnology Progress

IS - 3

ER -