Effect of various media on quality of hairy root clones of Rheum palmatum / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the effect of optimized media and clones on growth and anthraquinone yield in hairy root cultures of Rheum palmatum.Methods The four monoclones and four media were optimized statistically for studying the effect on the biomass accumulation and five anthraquinones yield in hairy root cultures of R.palmatum.Results Significant differences in biomass were shown among various clones and media,in which monoclone DH7a was the highest and WP medium was the best.Chrysophanol and physcion were predominant among five free anthraquinones in hairy root cultures of R.palmatum.Notable differences of total five free anthraquinones yield were observed among different clones, in which DH7a was the highest.Reciprocity analysis showed that the highest yield of five free anthraquinones is in the combinations of DH7a with B5 medium.DH5a less and DH5a the least with WP medium,DH7a and B5 medium were predominent for the yield of above five free anthraquinones with exception of DH5c which has no significant difference in four media.Conclusion The study lays the foundation for mass production of anthraquinone by hairy root culture of R.palmatum.