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Adventitious Root Culture of Morinda citrifolia in Bioreactors for Production of Bioactive Compounds

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Morinda citrifolia (Noni) is one of the most famous oriental medicinal plants, which has been used in folk medicine by Polynesians owing to its anticancer, antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, antitumor and antialergic effects. People are passionate about Noni because of its effectiveness against diabetes, high blood pressure and many other illnesses. Among diverse constituents of Noni, anthraquinone and its derivatives (rubiadin, alizarin and damnacanthal) have been found to be major components responsible for their biological and pharmacological actions. The increasing global demand for biomass of Noni reflects the issues and crisis created by diminishing renewable resources and increasing consumer populations. Moreover, continuous harvesting from its natural stands for diverse usages and reduced land for cultivation in the world accelerated the deficiency to the establishment of mother plants. As one of alternative approaches, cell and tissue culture has been widely explored for rapid and efficient production of biomass and bioactive compounds. Recently, adventitious root culture of M. citrifolia has been established in large-scale air-lift bioreactors in view of its commercial applications. In this chapter, various physiological, engineering parameters, and selection of proper cultivation strategy affecting biomass and bioactive compound production have been discussed. In addition, advances in adventitious root cultures including factors for process scale-up and recent research aiming at maximizing automation of the bioreactor production processes are also highlighted.

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Abbreviations

APX:

Ascorbate peroxidase

AQ:

Anthraquinone

BTBB:

Bulb type bubble bioreactor

CAT:

Catalase

DPPH:

1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl

G-POD:

Guaiacol peroxidase

IBA:

Indole-3-butyric acid

Kinetin:

6 furfuryladenine

LEDs:

Light emitting diodes

MeJa:

Methyl jasmonate

MS:

Murashige and Skoog

NAA:

α-naphthalene acetic acid

PAL:

Phenylalanine ammonia lyase

PGR:

Plant growth regulator

PPF:

Photosynthetic photon flux

ROS:

Reactive oxygen species

SOD:

Superoxide dismutase

TDZ:

Thiadiazuron

vvm:

Air volume/culture volume/min

WP:

Water potential

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Baque, A., Murthy, H.N., Paek, KY. (2014). Adventitious Root Culture of Morinda citrifolia in Bioreactors for Production of Bioactive Compounds. In: Paek, KY., Murthy, H., Zhong, JJ. (eds) Production of Biomass and Bioactive Compounds Using Bioreactor Technology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9223-3_9

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