Copper Sulfate Elicitation Effect on Biomass Production, Phenolic Compounds Accumulation, and Antioxidant Activity of <i>Morus nigra</i> L. Stem Node Culture.

ABSTRACT: Phenolic compounds are strong antioxidant and antibacterial agents with great pharmacological, medicinal, nutritional, and industrial value. The potential of Morus nigra in stem node culture was investigated for the production of phenolic compounds and their elicitation with CuSO₄. Individual phenolic compounds in the samples were identified and quantified by using HPLC-PDA and HPLC-MS methods, while the content of total phenolic compounds, the content of total flavonoids, and the antioxidant activity of methanolic extracts were evaluated spectrophotometrically. The highest fresh and dry weights were obtained in plantlets treated with 0.5 mM CuSO₄ for 42 days. The highest total phenolic content, total flavonoid content, and antioxidant activity of the extracts

SUBMITTER: Senekovic J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11901489 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature