MeJA Elicitation on Flavonoid Biosynthesis and Gene Expression in the Hairy Roots of <i>Glycyrrhiza glabra</i> L.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra L.) is a highly important medicinal plant that is widely used in China owing to its active ingredients. Its main active components are flavonoids, including liquiritigenin, liquiritin and licochalcone A. The hairy roots (HRs) induced by Agrobacterium rhizogenes are a commonly used chassis in synthetic biology to enhance the production of active compounds in medicinal plants. Methods: A biosynthesis system to acquire the active ingredients of G. glabra was established using an HR culture system. It employed a transcriptome analysis to identify the change in gene expression following treatment with methyl jasmonate (MeJA). Results: After 28 days of suspension culture, the biomass of HRs increased by

SUBMITTER: Zhu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12652217 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature