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Phenolic compounds, antioxidant capacity and antimutagenic activity in different growth stages of in vitro raised plants of Origanum vulgare L.

  • Aseesh PandeyEmail author
  • Tarun Belwal
  • Sushma Tamta
  • I. D. Bhatt
  • R. S. Rawal
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Abstract

Efficient micropropagation procedure was developed for Origanum vulgare, a high-value culinary herb, and the phytochemicals, phenolic content, antioxidant and antimutagenic activity of leaf and stem, derived from different growing stages were analyzed. The agar solidified Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with a combination of 6-benzylaminopurine and α-naphthaleneacetic acid was optimized as best shoot-multiplication-medium. Shoots were rooted best on 1/2 strength MS medium supplemented with 50 µM indole-3-butyric acid (IBA). The plantlets were successfully acclimatized ex vitro in a soil, sand and farmyard manure mixture (2:1:1 v/v/v) with 100% survival rate in greenhouse. The total anthocyanin and total phenolic content were observed significantly higher in leaves of in vitro-raised plants. However, total tannin, flavonoid and antioxidant activity remained higher in leaves of mother plant maintained under ployhouse condition. All the plant extracts have shown significant antimutagenic activity except in vitro-growing plants. A total of 13 polyphenolic compounds were detected in different extracts using high performance liquid chromatography. Among these, catechin was detected maximum in in vitro-growing cultures and chlorogenic acid in leaves of mother plant. These findings will help the farmers, medicinal plant growers, and industries for mass multiplication and effective extraction of phytochemicals from O. vulgare.

Keywords

Anthocyanin Shoot elongation Micropropagation Polyphenolics HPLC 

Abbreviations

AAE

Ascorbic acid equivalent

ABTS

2,2-Azinobis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid)

asl

Above mean sea level

BAP

6-Benzylaminopurine

CN

Cyanidin 3-glucoside

DPPH

2,2-Diphenyl-1-picryhydrazyl

DAD

Diode-array detection

GA3

Gibberellic acid

GAE

Gallic acid equivalent

HPLC

High performance liquid chromatography

IBA

Indole-3-butyric acid

IL

In vitro-raised plant leaf

IS

In vitro-raised plant stem

IVG

In vitro-growing cultures

MPL

Mother plant leaf

MPS

Mother plant stem

MS

Murashige and Skoog

NAA

α-Naphthaleneacetic acid

PBS

Phosphate-buffered saline

PGRs

Plant growth regulators

TAE

Tannic acid equivalent

TBE

Tris borate ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

QE

Quercetin equivalent

µM

Micro mole

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Acknowledgements

Authors thank Director G. B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development, for his encouragement and facilities. Authors also thank Head, Department of Biotechnology, Bhimtal Campus, Kumaun University Nainital for facilities and encouragement during the initial stage of experimentation. Colleagues of Biodiversity Conservation and Management theme are thanked for cooperation and help during the study. Anonymous reviewers are gratefully acknowledged for providing useful inputs to improve the manuscript draft.

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Conflict of interest

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.G. B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable DevelopmentAlmoraIndia
  2. 2.Department of Biotechnology, Bhimtal CampusKumaun UniversityNainitalIndia
  3. 3.G. B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable DevelopmentSikkim Regional CentreGangtokIndia

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