Enhancement of tanshinone production in Salvia miltiorrhiza hairy root cultures by metabolic engineering

Enhancement of tanshinone production in Salvia miltiorrhiza hairy root cultures by metabolic engineering

Abstract Background Tanshinones are diterpenoid compounds that are used to treat cardiovascular diseases. As current extraction methods for tanshinones are inefficient, there is a pressing need to improve the production of these bioactive compounds to meet increasing demand. Results Overexpression o...

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Main Authors: Tao Wei, Yonghong Gao, Kejun Deng, Lipeng Zhang, Meiling Yang, Xiaopei Liu, Caiyan Qi, Chunguo Wang, Wenqin Song, Yong Zhang, Chengbin Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Plant Methods
Subjects:
Salvia miltiorrhiza
Hairy roots
Tanshinones
SmMDS. elicitors
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13007-019-0439-3

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