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  • Title: The effect of alginate as an elicitor on transcription of steviol glycosides biosynthesis pathway related key genes and sweeteners content in in vitro cultured Stevia rebaudiana.
    Author: Tehranian AS, Askari H, Rezadoost H.
    Journal: Mol Biol Rep; 2023 Mar; 50(3):2283-2291. PubMed ID: 36576674.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Stevia rebaudiana is a medicinal herb that accumulates non-caloric sweeteners called steviol glycosides (SGs) which are approximately 300 times sweeter than sucrose. This study used alginate (ALG) as an elicitor to increase steviol glycosides accumulation and elucidate gene transcription in the steviol glycosides biosynthesis pathway. METHODS AND RESULTS: To minimize the grassy taste associated with stevia sweeteners, plantlets were grown in complete darkness. ALG was applied to stevia plants grown in suspension culture with a Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium to determine its effect on SGs' content and the transcription profile of SG-related genes using the HPLC and RT-qPCR methods, respectively. Treatment with alginate did not significantly affect plantlet growth parameters such as shoot number, dry and fresh weight. Rebaudioside A (Reb A) content increased approximately sixfold in the presence of 1g L-1 alginate and KS, KAH, and UGT74G1 genes showed significant up-regulation. When the concentration was increased to 2g L-1, the transcription of KO and UGT76G1, responsible for the conversion of stevioside to Reb A, was increased about twofold. CONCLUSIONS: The current study proposes that adding alginate to the MS suspension medium can increase Reb A levels by altering the SG biosynthesize pathway's transcription profile. The present experiment provides new insights into the biochemical and transcriptional response mechanisms of suspension-cultured stevia plants to alginate.
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