Distinction of chia varieties in vivo and in vitro based on the flow cytometry and rosmarinic acid production.

ABSTRACT: Flow cytometry has made a significant contribution to the study of several complex fundamental mechanisms in plant cytogenetics, becoming a useful analytical tool to understand several mechanisms and processes underlying plant growth, development, and function. In this study, the genome size, DNA ploidy level, and A-T/G-C ratio were measured for the first time for two genotypes of chia, Salvia hispanica, an herbaceous plant commonly used in phytotherapy and nutrition. This study also evaluated, for the first time by flow cytometry, the capacity to produce organic acids of tissues stained with LysoTracker Deep Red after elicitation with either yeast extract or cadmium chloride. Rosmarinic acid content differed between the two chia varieties treated with different elicitor concentrations, co

SUBMITTER: Motyka S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11106112 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature