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Comparison of Apigenin, Quercetin and Kaempferol Accumulation and Total Flavonoid Content in Leaves, Embryogenic Cultures and Cell Suspension Cultures of Parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
Laura Isabel Arias-Rodríguez1, Martha Alicia Rodríguez-Mendiola2,*, Carlos Arias-Castro2,*, Federico Antonio Gutiérrez Miceli1, Diana Reséndez Pérez3, María Celina Luján Hidalgo1, Juan José Villalobos Maldonado1, Norma Alejandra Mancilla Margalli2
1
Analytical Laboratory, National Technological Institute of Mexico, Tuxtla Gutierrez Campus, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico
2
Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, Instrumental Analysis Laboratory, Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, National Technological
Institute of Mexico, Tlajomulco de Zuniga, Mexico
3
Department of Cellular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, San Nicolas de
los Garza, Mexico
* Corresponding Authors: Martha Alicia Rodríguez-Mendiola. Email: ; Carlos Arias-Castro. Email:
(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Biotechnology of Plant Secondary Metabolites)
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany 2023, 92(10), 2807-2823. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2023.030396
Received 04 April 2023; Accepted 25 June 2023; Issue published 15 September 2023
Abstract
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in exploring alternative treatments for bone defects. Bone tissue
engineering has turned its attention to plant extracts containing osteogenic flavonoids as potential promoters of
bone regeneration. In our study, we specifically investigated the extract of
Petroselinum crispum, a plant known
for its abundance of osteogenic flavonoids such as apigenin, quercetin, and kaempferol. Our objective was to compare the total flavonoid content (TFC) and their accumulation in different sources. We obtained hydrolyzed aqueous extracts from the leaves of parsley plants (grown for 12 weeks in the field), weekly embryogenic cultures, and
suspension cell cultures. The TFC, measured in mg quercetin equivalent per gram of dry weight (QE mg/g dw),
was found to be 53.81 ± 0.97 for 52 g dw of leaves (1 kg plant fw), 31.10 ± 1.52 for 420 g dw of embryogenic
cultures, and 11.80 ± 0.76 for 210 g dw of cell suspensions. Notably, only the leaves and embryogenic cultures
showed significant accumulation of osteogenic flavonoids, with apigenin levels of 1.8 ± 0.3 and 0.32 ±
0.02 mg/g dw, and kaempferol levels of 1.0 ± 0.18 and 0.2 ± 0.01 mg/g dw, respectively. Our findings indicate
that embryogenic cultures have the potential to produce up to 40% more apigenin in 12 weeks compared to
1 kg of parsley plant, thanks to their superior biomass reproductive competence. These results present a promising biotechnological approach for generating extracts enriched with bioactive compounds, which can be further
utilized in in vitro osteogenic testing.
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APA Style
Arias-Rodríguez, L.I., Rodríguez-Mendiola, M.A., Arias-Castro, C., Miceli, F.A.G., Pérez, D.R. et al. (2023). Comparison of apigenin, quercetin and kaempferol accumulation and total flavonoid content in leaves, embryogenic cultures and cell suspension cultures of parsley (<i>petroselinum crispum</i>). Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, 92(10), 2807-2823. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2023.030396
Vancouver Style
Arias-Rodríguez LI, Rodríguez-Mendiola MA, Arias-Castro C, Miceli FAG, Pérez DR, Hidalgo MCL, et al. Comparison of apigenin, quercetin and kaempferol accumulation and total flavonoid content in leaves, embryogenic cultures and cell suspension cultures of parsley (<i>petroselinum crispum</i>). PhytonInternational J Exp Botany . 2023;92(10):2807-2823 https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2023.030396
IEEE Style
L.I. Arias-Rodríguez et al., "Comparison of Apigenin, Quercetin and Kaempferol Accumulation and Total Flavonoid Content in Leaves, Embryogenic Cultures and Cell Suspension Cultures of Parsley (<i>Petroselinum crispum</i>)," PhytonInternational J. Exp. Botany , vol. 92, no. 10, pp. 2807-2823. 2023. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2023.030396