Elicitation of anthocyanin production in callus cultures of Daucus carota and involvement of calcium channel modulators.

Sudha, G. and Ravishankar, G. A. (2003) Elicitation of anthocyanin production in callus cultures of Daucus carota and involvement of calcium channel modulators. Current Science, 84 (6). pp. 775-779.

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Abstract

The effect of fungal elicitors and calcium-channel modulators on the anthocyanin production in callus cultures of Daucus carota was studied. It was found that the addition of fungal elicitors resulted in higher anthocyanin accumulation on the 3rd day of culture, but they resulted in lower levels of anthocyanin on the 21st day. Fungal elicitor treatment also affected growth of the cultures, as evident from the lower biomass accumulation under the elicitor treatments. Treatment with the calcium ionophore A23187 resulted in the enhancement of both growth and anthocyanin production. Ionophore treatment also resulted in higher Ca2+ ATPase activity. Addition of the calcium- channel blockers, verapamil and chlorpromazine, resulted in lowering of growth and anthocyanin production, suggesting the involvement of calcium in anthocyanin production by callus cultures of D. carota.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Fungal elicitors; Calcium-channel modulators; Ionophore
Subjects:	600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 23 Vegetables > 04 Carrot 500 Natural Sciences and Mathematics > 10 Plants > 01 Plant Cell 500 Natural Sciences and Mathematics > 10 Plants > 05 Tissue Culture
Divisions:	Plant Cell Biotechnology
Depositing User:	Users 197 not found.
Date Deposited:	22 Jun 2011 10:53
Last Modified:	28 Dec 2011 09:46
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/4098

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