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Transgenic Lettuce Expressing Chalcone Isomerase Gene of Chinese Cabbage Increased Levels of Flavonoids and Polyphenols

  • Han, Eun-Hyang (Department of Horticultural Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Ji-Sun (Department of Horticultural Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Jae-Woong (Department of Horticultural Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Chung, In-Sik (Graduate School of Biotechnology & Plant Metabolism Research Center, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Youn-Hyung (Department of Horticultural Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University)
  • Received : 2010.11.08
  • Accepted : 2011.08.24
  • Published : 2011.10.31
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Abstract

Flavonoid are large group of the polyphenolic compounds which are distinguished by an aromatic or phenolic ring structure and the phenolic compounds are induced by microbial infection, ultraviolet radiation, temperature and chemical stress. They are known for their antioxidant activity, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial and anti-cancer activities. In this study, changes in flavonoid content were investigated using heterologous chalcone isomerase (CHI) expression system. Also, phenolic compounds level was measured to examine the relation between flavonoids and phenols contents. Explants of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) were transformed with Agrobacterium tumefaciens LBA 4404 strain containing pFLH-CHI (derived from pPZP2Ha3) vector constructed with CHI gene from Brassica rapa. The putative transgenic plants were confirmed by genomic DNA PCR analysis. Also the transcription levels of the gene were analyzed by semi-quantitative RT-PCR with gene specific primers. The total flavonoid contents were increased at $T_0$ and $T_1$ generations over 1.4 and 4.0 fold, respectively. Total phenol contents also increased at $T_1$ generation. These results indicate that CHI gene plays an important role to regulate the accumulation of flavonoids and its component changes.

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