Various hexoses and di-hexoses differently influence growth, morphology and pigment synthesis in transformed root cultures of red beet (Beta vulgaris)

Bhagyalakshmi, N. and Thimmaraju, R. and Narayan, M. S. (2004) Various hexoses and di-hexoses differently influence growth, morphology and pigment synthesis in transformed root cultures of red beet (Beta vulgaris). Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture, 78 (2).

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Abstract

Red beet hairy root cultures, obtained after genetic transformation with Agrobacterium rhizogenes, are completely heterotrophic and synthesize betalaines (BNs). Upon subjecting the hairy roots to treatments containing different sugars (3% w/v) it was found that sucrose was rapidly utilized, followed by maltose, and a very limited use of glucose, but the other hexoses -fructose, lactose, xylose and galactose or glycerol totally suppressed both growth and BN synthesis. No habituation or adaptability to maltose or glucose occurred, evidenced by the lack of growth upon re-culture in respective medium. Glycerol, was not taken up alone, but was utilized to a considerable extent in the presence of low levels of sucrose for growth only but not BN synthesis. Red beet hairy root culture did not exogenously hydrolyse sucrose to hexoses, as there were only traces of reducing sugar present in the medium soon after inoculation, without an increase later, confirmed by HPLC. There was an increase in medium osmolarity in the presence of fructose indicating the exudation of certain compounds from the roots. Red beet hairy roots appear useful as a model system to study sugar metabolism/signalling due to their sensitivity to different sugars that may directly link to morphological changes and BN synthesis.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	BC -betacyanin; BN -betalaines; BX -betaxanthin; DW -dry weight; HPLC -high performance liquid chromatography; MS -Murashige and Skoog; FW -fresh weight
Subjects:	600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 23 Vegetables
Divisions:	Plant Cell Biotechnology
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	24 Sep 2007 12:08
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2018 06:41
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/1433

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