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Article

Phytochemical Composition and Detection of Novel Bioactives in Anther Callus of Catharanthus roseus L.

by
Yashika Bansal
1,
A. Mujib
1,*,
Jyoti Mamgain
1,
Yaser Hassan Dewir
2 and
Hail Z. Rihan
3
1
Cellular Differentiation and Molecular Genetics Section, Department of Botany, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India
2
Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
3
School of Biological and Marine Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus PL4 8AA, UK
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Plants 2023, 12(11), 2186; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12112186
Submission received: 12 May 2023 / Revised: 29 May 2023 / Accepted: 29 May 2023 / Published: 31 May 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Production of Plant Secondary Metabolites Using Plant Tissue Culture and Bioreactor Culture Techniques)
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Abstract

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Catharanthus roseus L. (G.) Don is the most widely studied plant because of its high pharmacological value. In vitro culture uses various plant parts such as leaves, nodes, internodes and roots for inducing callus and subsequent plant regeneration in C. roseus. However, till now, little work has been conducted on anther tissue using plant tissue culture techniques. Therefore, the aim of this work is to establish a protocol for in vitro induction of callus by utilizing anthers as explants in MS (Murashige and Skoog) medium fortified with different concentrations and combinations of PGRs. The best callusing medium contains high α-naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) and low kinetin (Kn) concentrations showing a callusing frequency of 86.6%. SEM–EDX analysis was carried out to compare the elemental distribution on the surfaces of anther and anther-derived calli, and the two were noted to be nearly identical in their elemental composition. Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) analysis of methanol extracts of anther and anther-derived calli was conducted, which revealed the presence of a wide range of phytocompounds. Some of them are ajmalicine, vindolinine, coronaridine, squalene, pleiocarpamine, stigmasterol, etc. More importantly, about 17 compounds are exclusively present in anther-derived callus (not in anther) of Catharanthus. The ploidy status of anther-derived callus was examined via flow cytometry (FCM), and it was estimated to be 0.76 pg, showing the haploid nature of callus. The present work therefore represents an efficient way to produce high-value medicinal compounds from anther callus in a lesser period of time on a larger scale.

1. Introduction

Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don, a member of the Apocynaceae family, is a popular flowering plant. It is an indigenous species to Madagascar and is widely distributed throughout the African, American, Asian and southern European regions. In India, C. roseus has been spread across all the major parts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu [1]. The plant is well known for both its ornamental and medicinal value. It produces nearly 130 alkaloids, of which vincristine and vinblastine are the two major compounds that are used in the treatment of leukemia and Hodgkin’s lymphoma [2]. For decades, this plant has been exploited for pharmaceutically active compounds from its native environments and thus is at risk of declining in the wild. Plant tissue culture proves to be an effective biotechnological tool for the rapid propagation of plants under aseptic conditions with a lesser risk of microbial infections [3]. Several in vitro studies using different explants have been successfully conducted for somatic embryogenesis [4] and organogenesis in C. roseus [5,6].
In recent times, double haploid (DH) production via anther is a promising option for developing improved plant varieties with high yields of medicinally important bioactive compounds [7]. In vitro anther culture has been attempted in various plants such as Actinidia arguta Planch [8] and Triticum aestivum L. [9]. Various factors such as stage of anther, culture conditions, plant growth regulators (PGRs) and genotypic and ploidy status determine the success of DH generation [10]. These factors necessitate ascertaining the ploidy status of anther-derived callus to generate true-to-type DH lines, which can be performed with a flow cytometric technique. The flow cytometry method (FCM) measures the genome size by examining the nuclei at a relatively faster rate and thus validates the ploidy levels of different plant tissues [11]. Recent investigations of genome size analysis using FCM have been reported for different plants [12,13]. Phytochemical profiling using gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC–MS) has emerged as an important procedure for identifying and quantifying therapeutically significant compounds present in medicinal plants. This technique is relatively faster, accurate and needs a minimum volume of extracts to detect a wide range of bioactive compounds such as alkaloids, long-chain hydrocarbons, steroids, sugars, amino acids and nitro compounds [14]. Major bioactive compounds extracted from different plant parts of C. roseus such as stem, root and leaf include vincristine, vinblastine, reserpine, ajmalicine, vindolinine and catharine, which possess anti-cancerous, anti-diabetic, anti-fungal and anti-microbial activities [15]. GC–MS-based profiling has been recently reported for several plants including Silybum marianum L. [16] and Chukrasia velutina [17], but the information on tissue-culture-raised plants’ phytocompound profiling is relatively much less. The present work, therefore, focuses on investigating the ploidy status of anther-derived callus of C. roseus using flow cytometry. The elemental composition of both anther and anther calli was studied using a scanning electron microscopy–energy-dispersive X-ray microanalysis (SEM–EDX) technique. The identification of the bioactive compounds present in methanolic extracts of anther and anther-derived calli was conducted for the first time in C. roseus using GC–MS analysis. This report will help to understand and improve the yield of the important pharmaceutical compounds synthesized from anther-derived callus.

2. Results

2.1. Callus Induction and Proliferation

In this study, the anthers were used as explants to induce callus on MS medium augmented with different concentrations and combinations of NAA and kinetin or TDZ alone (Figure 1A). The callusing response ranged from 13.3% to 86.6% on all the tested media (Table 1). Among the PGRs utilized, a combination of NAA and kinetin produced maximum callus (86.6%) at concentrations of 1.0 mg/L and 0.1 mg/L, respectively, followed by 0.75 mg/L TDZ with a frequency of 73.3%. On the other hand, TDZ alone at 0.5 mg/L showed the least incidence of callusing efficiency (13.3%). The highest callus fresh weight was noted to be 1.7 g on MS medium containing 1.0 mg/L NAA and 0.1 mg/L kinetin. The calli obtained were white to pale yellow in color and friable in nature (Figure 1B–D). The anther callus was noted to be recalcitrant, as plant regeneration (embryogenesis and organogenesis) was not achieved on any medium added with various PGR combinations.

2.2. Surface Morphology and Elemental Analysis

SEM–EDAX analysis was carried out to determine the elemental composition of anther as well as anther-derived callus. The SEM images and their respective spectra are shown in Figure 1E,F and Figure 2, respectively. The various peaks in both spectra reveal carbon, oxygen, sodium and phosphorous to be the major elements present on the surfaces of anther and anther-derived calli. In both the samples, the carbon and oxygen peaks are prominent and of high intensity, whereas those of sodium and phosphorous are of nearly equal intensity. The quantitative estimation of elements is presented in Table 2.

2.3. GC–MS Analysis

The bioactive compounds present in methanolic extracts of anthers (donor material) and anther-derived callus of C. roseus (Figure 3) were identified using the GC–MS technique. The active principles with their retention time (RT), peak area % (concentration), molecular formula and molecular weight from the NIST library are presented in Table 3 and Table 4, and the GC–MS chromatograms are presented in Figure 4A,B. The chromatograms reveal more than 50 phytocompounds in both methanolic extracts belonging to various classes such as terpenoids, phenols, lignans, steroids, alkaloids and fatty acids.
Among the compounds identified, 1-monoacetin, guanosine, dihydromethyljasmonate, n-hexadecanoic acid, squalene, campesterol, cholestanone and gamma-sitosterol were the most prevalent present in both extracts. Only the methanolic extract of anthers contained bioactives such as cedrol (0.09%), (-)-coronaridine (0.12%), 4-vinylguaiacol (0.14%), vitamin E (0.30%), stigmastanol (0.57%), quinic acid (3.78%) and alpha amyrin (5.54%) (Table 3), and their respective mass spectra are shown in Figure S1A. The extract of anther-derived calli was found to have characteristic metabolites such as pleiocarpamine (0.10%), vindolinine (0.21%), cis-sinapyl alcohol (0.36%), (+)-pericyclivine (0.36%), ajmalicine (0.47%), cycloartenol (0.56%) and beta-stigmasterol (2.09%) (Table 4 and Table 5) having specific mass spectra (Figure S1B).

2.4. Flow Cytometric Analysis

The ploidy status of callus obtained from anther was determined using a flow cytometric approach wherein good quality nuclei are a necessity. In this study, the leaves of field-grown C. roseus were utilized as an external standard reference (control). The flow cytometric histogram peak of callus reveals that its DNA content was nearly half to that of its diploid counterpart (control) (Figure 5A,B). The nuclear DNA content of anther-derived cell/callus was 0.76 pg compared to the diploid leaves’ DNA (1.51 pg) with a DNA Index (DI) of 0.51 (Table 6). This estimation confirms the haploid DNA status of callus obtained from anther.

3. Discussion

The present work was conducted to evaluate the callusing potentiality of anthers of C. roseus under in vitro culture conditions. The type and concentration of PGRs used in media strongly affect callusing ability and are different in different plant species. Initially, the anthers were subject to different concentrations and combinations of PGRs amended in MS medium. The results indicate that a high-to-low ratio of auxin: cytokinin concentrations was proven to be the best in inducing callus with a maximum mean fresh weight, which is very similar to Kou et al.’s [19] and Rout et al.’s [20] observations. Likewise, TDZ alone at different concentrations was found to be equally effective in producing callus and subsequent proliferation. Previous reports suggested that TDZ (a cytokinin-like PGR) alone may be used in improving callusing ability in different explants [21,22]. A comparison of the elemental distribution on the surfaces of anther and anther-derived callus was performed using SEM–EDX analysis, revealing a nearly similar elemental composition on both samples. EDX analyzes X-rays emitted from samples receiving a high-energy electron beam. This technique facilitates the qualitative and semi-quantitative detection of surface elements of samples and has been extensively used on various plant species such as sesame [23] and lemongrass [24].
Medicinal plants are an ingenious source of bioactive compounds that fight against several chronic diseases, and these phytocompounds can be identified and quantified using the GC–MS technique [25]. In the current study, phytochemical profiling with GC–MS of methanolic extracts (Figure 5) of anther and anther-derived callus of C. roseus has been conducted. The results obtained show the presence of various phytoconstituents, including carbohydrates, alkaloids, phenols, saponins, phytosterols, terpenoids, steroids, etc. A total of 14 bioactives are common in both the extracted samples. However, there are compounds that are exclusive to each sample that confer various biological properties to this plant. The presence of secondary metabolites in callus, which are otherwise not detected in anther tissue, may be due to the fact that certain bioactive compounds accumulate in specific cells or tissues or in a specific growth stage (mostly the stationary phase) of in vitro cultures [26]. Therefore, developing callus from different tissues to obtain therapeutically active compounds is of high significance.
The major compounds of medicinal value present in the methanolic extract of anthers were squalene (triterpene), alpha-amyrin (triterpene), coronaridine (alkaloid) and cedrol (essential oil), which possess anti-oxidant, gastroprotective and hepatoprotective, anti-cancerous and anti-inflammatory properties, respectively [27,28,29,30]. Similarly, in anther-derived calli exclusively, 17 compounds are present having diverse medicinal properties, and these compounds are listed in Table 5. These include stearic acid, linoleic acid, oleic acid, vindolinine, pleiocarpamine, pericyclivine, ajmalicine, 19-epiajmalicine, beta-stigmasterol, cycloartenol, etc. Ajmalicine and vindolinine are well-known alkaloids having anti-cancerous, anti-hypertensive and anti-oxidant properties [15,31]. Recently, an alkaloid named pleiocarpamine has been isolated from the stem bark of Rauvolfia caffra and is reported to possess anti-seizure activity [32]. Cycloartenol (a triterpenoid) and stigmasterol (a sterol) have also been detected in present studies and are associated with immunosuppressive, anti-hypercholestrolemic and anti-inflammatory activities, respectively [33,34]. Compounds such as cycloartenol, ajmalicine, vindolinine, pleiocarpamine and pericyclivine have been reported previously in leaf tissues of C. roseus [35,36]. Some reports of phytocompounds identified from different tissues using GC–MS were noted earlier [37,38], but till now, no information on the phytocompounds present in anther or anther-derived callus was available for C. roseus.
The ploidy status of anther-derived callus was checked using flow cytometry, and the results show that the ploidy of the calli was haploid in nature, confirming the involvement of microspores in developing callus. Similar observations have also been reported for other plant species [7,10,39]. FCM is the widely used approach for determining the ploidy of plants developed through callus, somatic embryos and other in vitro-regenerated pathways [40]. The origin of diploid plants from anthers may be due to the involvement of other somatic cells such as anther wall, filament or flower septum in developing callus. Spontaneous chromosomal doubling can also be a mechanism in the generation of polyploidy in anther-derived regenerants. In certain cases, mixoploids and aneuploids have also been noted in anther cultures of different plants [8,41], but these polyploids were not detected in this experiment. This is the first-ever report of GC–MS analysis of medically significant compounds from anther tissue of C. roseus, which enriches the phytocompound library of Catharanthus and may be utilized in the pharmaceutical and industrial sectors.

4. Materials and Methods

4.1. Anther Culture and Growth Conditions

The mature flowers of C. roseus were collected from the herbal garden, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, and the anthers were used as explants for experimentations. The surface sterilization of flowers was performed following the method of Bansal et al. [3] described earlier. The sterilized anthers were excised from the flowers and aseptically cultured onto agar-solidified basal Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with various concentrations and combinations of plant growth regulators (PGRs) and sub-cultured every 3–4 weeks. The cultures were incubated at a temperature of 24 ± 2 °C with 48 μmol/m2/s2 illumination (white fluorescent light) for a 16 h photoperiod.

4.2. Callus Induction and Proliferation

The disinfected anthers were inoculated on MS augmented with different concentrations (alone or in combination) of α-naphthalene acetic acid (NAA), kinetin (Kn) and thidiazuron (TDZ) ranging from 0.1 to 1.0 mg/L for callus induction. Callus formation started within 14–16 days of culture and proliferated on the same medium with successive subculturing. The callus induction frequency and the callus fresh weight were recorded after 6 weeks of culture.
Callus   induction   frequency   ( % ) = Number   of   explants   showing   callusing   Total   number   of   explants   inoculated × 100

4.3. Surface Morphology and Elemental Analysis

The surface morphology and elemental profile of anther and anther-derived callus were determined using energy-dispersive X-ray microanalysis (EDX) combined with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). For this purpose, the samples were primarily fixed with Karnovsky’s fixative and washed with 0.1 M phosphate buffer at 4 °C. Afterward, a series of dehydrations with acetone (30%, 50%, 70%, 90% and 100%) were performed at 15 min intervals, and then critical-point drying was performed at 1100 p.s.i. These samples were then mounted on aluminum stubs and sputter-coated with gold having a 35 nm thick film. Finally, the coated samples were viewed at an accelerating voltage of 20 kV under a scanning electron microscope (Zeiss, Oberkochen, Germany) equipped with EDAX.

4.4. Preparation of Extracts

The methanolic extracts of both samples were prepared according to the protocol of Hussain et al. [42]. About 1.0 g of anther and anther callus were shade dried and crushed into fine powder using mortar and pestle (Figure 3A,B). Each sample was then extracted in 5.0 mL methanol in an orbital shaker for 48 h. Afterward, the extracts were filtered through Whatman filter paper no. 1 and evaporated to dryness. The obtained extracts were stored in an airtight container with proper labeling at 4 °C for further use (Figure 3C).

4.5. GC–MS Analysis

GC–MS analyses of these extracts were conducted on GC–MS QP-2010 equipment (Shimadzu, Japan) at Advanced Instrumentation Research Facility (AIRF), JNU, New Delhi. The program settings were as follows: Helium was used as a carrier gas (1 mL/min), and the initial and final temperatures were programmed at 100 °C and 260 °C, respectively, with a hold time of 18 min. Ion source temperature was 220 °C with an interface temperature of 270 °C and solvent cut time of 2.5 min. Other specifications included: detector gain mode relative to the tuning result, detector gain +0.00 kV, threshold of 1000, start time 3 min, end time 39.98 min, event time 0.3 s, scan speed of 2000, start m/z 40.00 and end m/z 600.00.

4.6. Metabolite Data Processing and Analysis

The bioactive compounds were identified using the mass spectral database of the NIST17 library. The unknown compounds’ spectra were compared with the known phytocompound spectra available in the NIST library, and the name, molecular weight and structure of the compounds were determined.

4.7. Flow Cytometric Analysis

The ploidy status of anther-derived calli was examined using the flow cytometry method as described by Galbraith [43]. A total of 3 samples of anther-derived callus were randomly chosen, along with a reference standard of diploid leaves of C. roseus with a known 2C DNA content of 1.51 pg [44]. Approximately 50 mg of callus was added to a Petri plate having 1.0 mL ice-cold Galbraith’s buffer (nuclei isolation buffer) and finely macerated with the help of a surgical blade. The homogenate was then filtered with a 100 µm nylon mesh to eliminate larger cellular remnants and was finally stained with 50 µg/mL PI RNase (propidium iodide RNase) (Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA) for 8–10 min. The samples were incubated in the dark at 4 °C for about 40 min and eventually examined on a BD FACS(Calibur) flow cytometer (BD Biosciences, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA). The relative nuclear DNA of anther-derived callus of C. roseus was estimated using the below formula [45]:
Nuclear   DNA   content   of   sample   ( pg ) = 2 C   DNA   content   of   standard   ( pg ) × mean   position   of   G 0 / G 1   peak   of   sample mean   position   of   G 0 / G 1   peak   of   standard

4.8. Statistical Analysis

In the tissue-culture experiment, three explants (anthers) per culture tube were inoculated with five replicates of every experimental treatment, and each experiment was repeated twice. The data are expressed as mean ± standard error, and the analysis was performed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The significance of mean difference was determined using Duncan’s multiple range test (DMRT) at p < 0.05 using SPSS Ver. 26.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) [46]. The flow cytometric study was repeated thrice with randomly chosen standard (donor plant) and callus samples.

5. Conclusions

The in vitro culture technology was successfully employed to obtain callus from anther tissue of C. roseus, an important medicinal plant. The callus was checked for its ploidy status using flow cytometry and was found to be haploid in nature. The calli obtained from anther were then subjected to GC–MS analysis for phytocompound identification. Among the bioactive compounds identified, ajmalicine, vindolinine, pleiocarpamine, pericyclivine, stigmasterol, campesterol and squalenes were detected and have a wide range of biological activities. From this study, it can then be concluded that anther-derived calli are a potent source for developing new therapeutic drugs with larger-scale applicability in pharmaceutical sectors.

Supplementary Materials

The following supporting information can be downloaded at: https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/plants12112186/s1, Figure S1A,B: Mass spectra of identified compounds from methanolic extract of anthers and anther derived callus of C. roseus.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, A.M. and Y.B.; methodology, Y.B.; formal analysis, Y.B.; investigation, Y.B.; data curation, Y.B.; writing—original draft preparation, Y.B.; writing—review and editing, Y.B., A.M., J.M., Y.H.D. and H.Z.R.; validation, Y.H.D. and H.Z.R.; visualization, Y.H.D. and H.Z.R.; supervision, A.M.; project administration, A.M. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This research work is funded by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), New Delhi, India (DBT/2020/JH/1336).

Institutional Review Board Statement

Not applicable.

Informed Consent Statement

Not applicable.

Data Availability Statement

All data are presented in the article.

Acknowledgments

The first author is thankful to the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) for the financial support given in the form of the Junior Research Fellowship and to AIRF, JNU, New Delhi, for providing the GC–MS facility. The authors are grateful for the laboratory facilities provided by the Department of Botany, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi. The authors acknowledge Researchers Supporting Project number (RSP2023R375), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Abbreviations

PGRsPlant Growth Regulators
MSMurashige and Skoog
NAAα-Naphthaleneacetic acid
KnKinetin
TDZThidiazuron
DHDouble Haploid
SEM–EDXScanning Electron Microscopy–Energy-Dispersive X-ray
FCMFlow Cytometric Method
DIDNA Index
GC–MSGas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry
DMRTDuncan’s Multiple Range Test

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Figure 1. In vitro callus induction, proliferation and scanning electron microscopic (SEM) images of anther and anther-derived callus of C. roseus. (A,B): callus initiation (bars = 0.5 cm); (C,D): callus proliferation after 6 and 9 weeks, respectively (bars (C) = 1.0 cm, (D) = 0.5 cm); (E): side view of anther (bar = 200 µm); (F): a portion of anther-derived callus (bar = 20 µm).
Figure 1. In vitro callus induction, proliferation and scanning electron microscopic (SEM) images of anther and anther-derived callus of C. roseus. (A,B): callus initiation (bars = 0.5 cm); (C,D): callus proliferation after 6 and 9 weeks, respectively (bars (C) = 1.0 cm, (D) = 0.5 cm); (E): side view of anther (bar = 200 µm); (F): a portion of anther-derived callus (bar = 20 µm).
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Figure 2. SEM–EDX analysis micrographs showing elemental composition of C. roseus. (A): field grown anther; (B): anther-derived callus.
Figure 2. SEM–EDX analysis micrographs showing elemental composition of C. roseus. (A): field grown anther; (B): anther-derived callus.
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Figure 3. Extract preparation for GC–MS analysis of C. roseus. (A): dried powder of anther-derived callus; (B): dried powder of field-grown anther; (C): methanolic extracts of the samples (A,B).
Figure 3. Extract preparation for GC–MS analysis of C. roseus. (A): dried powder of anther-derived callus; (B): dried powder of field-grown anther; (C): methanolic extracts of the samples (A,B).
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Figure 4. (A): GC–MS chromatogram (total ionic chromatogram) of methanolic extract of anthers of C. roseus; (B): GC–MS chromatogram (total ionic chromatogram) of methanolic extract of anther-derived callus of C. roseus.
Figure 4. (A): GC–MS chromatogram (total ionic chromatogram) of methanolic extract of anthers of C. roseus; (B): GC–MS chromatogram (total ionic chromatogram) of methanolic extract of anther-derived callus of C. roseus.
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Figure 5. Flow cytometric histograms revealing ploidy level of (A) diploid leaves of C. roseus (standard) and (B) anther-derived callus of C. roseus.
Figure 5. Flow cytometric histograms revealing ploidy level of (A) diploid leaves of C. roseus (standard) and (B) anther-derived callus of C. roseus.
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Table 1. Effect of different concentrations and combinations of PGRs on callus induction and callus biomass (fresh weight) from anther explants of C. roseus.
Table 1. Effect of different concentrations and combinations of PGRs on callus induction and callus biomass (fresh weight) from anther explants of C. roseus.
PGRsConcentration (mg/L)Callusing Frequency (%)Mean Fresh Weight (g)
Control00 e0 c
NAA + Kn0.1 + 1.026.6 ± 12.4 cde0.8 ± 0.3 abc
0.5 + 0.7533.3 ± 14.9 cde0.9 ± 0.3 ab
0.75 + 0.553.3 ± 16.9 abc1.1 ± 0.3 ab
1.0 + 0.186.6 ± 8.1 a1.7 ± 1.7 a
TDZ0.513.3 ± 8.1 de0.5 ± 0.3 bc
0.7573.3 ± 27.8 ab1.3 ± 0.2 ab
146.6 ± 16.9 bcd0.9 ± 0.2 ab
Mean values followed by the same superscripts within a column are not significantly different according to DMRT at p ≤ 0.05 level.
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Table 2. Elemental composition of anther and anther-derived callus of C. roseus using SEM–EDX analysis.
Table 2. Elemental composition of anther and anther-derived callus of C. roseus using SEM–EDX analysis.
S.No.ElementAnther ExplantAnther-Derived Callus
Weight %Atomic %Weight %Atomic %
1Carbon33.5970.6747.3479.42
2Oxygen12.6519.9711.5514.55
3Sodium1.932.121.631.42
4Phosphorous0.870.711.030.67
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Table 3. List of phytocompounds identified in the methanolic extract of field-grown anther of C. roseus using GC–MS analysis.
Table 3. List of phytocompounds identified in the methanolic extract of field-grown anther of C. roseus using GC–MS analysis.
S.No.RT (min)Peak Area %Name of the CompoundMolecular FormulaMolecular Weight
13.7601.62EthylcyclopentenoloneC7H10O2126
24.4361.12PyranoneC6H8O4144
35.4841.17CoumaranC8H8O120
45.7390.421-monoacetinC5H10O4134
56.2870.266-oxoheptanoic acidC7H12O3144
66.5040.38IndoleC8H7N117
76.6280.144-vinylguaiacolC9H10O2150
87.6162.121,2-octanediolC8H18O2146
99.10118.42GuanosineC10H13N5O5283
109.8160.452,6-dimethoxy-4-vinylphenolC10H12O3180
1110.0860.781,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, diethyl esterC12H14O4222
1210.4730.09CedrolC15H26O222
1310.7960.17DihydromethyljasmonateC13H22O3226
1411.0503.78Quinic acidC7H12O6192
1511.9140.082-benzylideneoctanalC15H20O216
1612.0612.86Mome inositolC7H14O6194
1713.0820.13Diisobutyl phthalateC16H22O4278
1813.4110.11HeptadecaneC17H36240
1913.6810.09Methyl palmitateC17H34O2270
2014.1170.18n-hexadecanoic acidC16H32O2256
2114.4030.12EicosaneC20H42282
2215.3554.71HexacosaneC26H54366
2315.8830.09Docosanoic acidC22H44O2340
2416.2590.79TetracosaneC24H50338
2516.9100.359-tricosanol acetateC25H50O2382
2617.1349.78HexatriacontaneC36H74506
2717.2930.204,5-dihydro-2-[(8Z,11Z)-8,11-heptadecadienyl]oxazoleC20H35NO305
2817.3980.194,8-cyclododecadien-1-oneC12H18O178
2917.9631.13DotriacontaneC32H66450
3018.5710.30OctacosanolC28H58O410
3118.7652.82n-tetracontaneC40H82562
3218.9530.80alpha-monostearinC21H42O4358
3319.5360.221-bromotriacontaneC30H61Br500
3420.3220.11Linoleyl acetateC20H36O2308
3520.5230.12(-)-CoronaridineC21H26N2O2338
3621.13727.01SqualeneC30H50410
3722.7590.19Arachidic acid, 3-methylbutyl esterC25H50O2382
3822.8960.57beta-tocopherolC28H48O2416
3923.5430.30Vitamin EC29H50O2430
4024.6401.20CampesterolC28H48O400
4124.7660.30Ergostan-3-olC28H50O402
4225.1050.08Trans-24-ethylidenecholesterolC29H48O412
4325.1780.523-oxocholestaneC27H46O386
4425.4400.22p-coumaric acid, 2-methylpropyl ether, 2-methylpropyl esterC17H24O3276
4525.6032.87gamma-sitosterolC29H50O414
4625.7620.57StigmastanolC29H52O416
4726.0550.16Ergosta-4,24(28)-dien-3-oneC28H44O396
4826.1320.874-campestene-3-oneC28H46O398
4926.2300.23CholestanoneC27H46O386
5027.3212.72Methyl commate CC31H50O4486
5128.0215.54alpha amyrinC30H50O426
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Table 4. List of phytocompounds identified in the methanolic extract of anther-derived callus of C. roseus using GC–MS analysis.
Table 4. List of phytocompounds identified in the methanolic extract of anther-derived callus of C. roseus using GC–MS analysis.
S.No.RT (min)Peak Area %Name of the CompoundMolecular FormulaMolecular Weight
13.5980.581,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamineC3H6N6126
24.3200.10IsopropylmethylnitrosamineC4H10N2O102
34.4985.491,2,3-propanetriolC3H8O392
45.0400.233-cis-methoxy-5-trans-methyl-1R-cyclohexanolC8H16O2144
55.2700.35CatecholC6H6O2110
65.4020.502,5,5-trimethylhepta-2,6-dien-4-olC10H18O154
75.5083.895-hydroxymethylfurfuralC6H6O3126
85.7351.061-monoacetinC5H10O4134
95.9490.15Decanoic acidC10H20O2172
106.3040.404-oxopentyl acetateC7H12O3144
117.1330.24Eugenol acetateC12H14O3206
128.0220.07Indan-1,3-diol monoacetateC11H12O3192
138.7286.16GuanosineC10H13N5O5283
149.7640.08Dodecanoic acidC12H24O2200
1510.7840.15DihydromethyljasmonateC13H22O3226
1610.9860.101-(4-isopropylphenyl)-2-methylpropyl acetateC15H22O2234
1711.1450.27Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, heptyl esterC14H20O3236
1811.5550.19Methyl myristateC15H30O2242
1911.9340.614-((1E)-3-hydroxy-1-propenyl)-2-methoxyphenolC10H12O3180
2012.0300.11Tridecanoic acidC13H26O2214
2112.2460.20Stearic acid methyl esterC19H38O2298
2212.3340.72Octadecanoic acid, methyl esterC19H38O2298
2312.6400.14Pentadecanoic acid, methyl esterC16H32O2256
2413.0750.29Diisobutyl phthalateC16H22O4278
2513.2550.031-hexadecanolC16H34O242
2613.2980.62Hexadecanoic acid, methyl esterC17H34O2270
2713.4670.19Methyl palmitoleateC17H32O2268
2813.5800.037,9-di-tert-butyl-1-oxaspiro(4,5)deca-6,9-diene-2,8-dioneC17H24O3276
2913.6763.96Methyl palmitateC17H34O2270
3014.1130.21n-hexadecanoic acidC16H32O2256
3114.3050.49Decyl hexofuranosideC16H32O6320
3214.3870.50Eicosanoic acid, methyl esterC21H42O2326
3314.5330.36Cis-sinapyl alcoholC11H14O4210
3414.6640.15Heptadecanoic acid, methyl esterC18H36O2284
3514.9250.12OxybenzoneC14H12O3228
3615.3163.31Linoleic acid, methyl esterC19H34O2294
3715.3741.97Ethyl oleateC20H38O2310
3815.4230.72Oleic acid, methyl esterC19H36O2296
3915.6070.79Octadecanoic acid, methyl esterC19H38O2298
4016.3990.70cis-10-nonadecenoic acid, methyl esterC20H38O2310
4116.8160.084,8,13-duvatriene-1,3-diolC20H34O2306
4217.2900.084,5-dihydro-2-[(8Z,11Z)-8,11-heptadecadienyl]oxazoleC20H35NO305
4317.3350.03(Z)-2-(pentadec-8-en-1-yl)-4,5-dihydrooxazoleC18H33NO279
4417.3790.16Methyl arachidateC21H42O2326
4517.5890.456-methyladenine, TMS derivativeC9H15N5Si221
4617.8880.09Octadecanoic acid, 2,3-dihydroxypropyl esterC21H42O4358
4718.2390.15HenicosanalC21H42O310
4818.7460.12NonadecylpentafluoropropionateC22H39F5O2430
4918.9480.21alpha-monostearinC21H42O4358
5019.0060.28Docosanoic acid, methyl esterC23H46O2354
5119.5220.21VindolinineC21H24N2O2336
5219.7750.12Methyl tricosanoateC24H48O2368
5320.0460.09OctocryleneC24H27NO2361
5420.3170.25n-propyl linoleateC21H38O2322
5520.5930.10PleiocarpamineC20H22N2O2322
5621.1220.89SqualeneC30H50410
5722.4040.36(+)-PericyclivineC20H22N2O2322
5822.7930.47AjmalicineC21H24N2O3352
5923.1620.20Cholesta-4,6-dien-3-olC27H44O384
6023.4700.24Ajmalicine oxindoleC21H24N2O4368
6124.6411.69CampesterolC28H48O400
6224.9011.23Stigmasta-5,20(22)-dien-3-olC29H48O412
6325.0350.8419-epiajmalicineC21H24N2O3352
6425.1875.323-oxocholestaneC27H46O386
6525.4762.09beta-stigmasterolC29H48O412
6625.6002.42gamma-sitosterolC29H50O414
6725.7901.76(E)-1-(6,10-dimethylundec-5-en-2-yl)-4-methylbenzeneC20H32272
6825.9900.30(22E)-ergosta-4,7,22-trien-3-oneC28H42O394
6926.1374.884-campestene-3-oneC28H46O398
7026.2354.62CholestanoneC27H46O386
7126.4594.47StigmasteroneC29H46O410
7226.5470.226-dehydroprogesteroneC21H28O2312
7326.6400.56CycloartenolC30H50O426
7426.7760.203,5-cholestadien-7-oneC27H42O382
7526.8690.61Ergosta-4,6,22-trien-3-oneC28H42O394
7627.3367.08gamma-sitostenoneC29H48O412
7727.4481.9724-methylenecycloartanolC31H52O440
7827.8060.93Stigmasta-3,5-dien-7-oneC29H46O410
7928.4425.874,4-dimethylcholestan-3-oneC29H50O414
8028.8463.78(22E)-4-methylstigmast-22-en-3-oneC30H50O426
8130.0115.553-acetylcholestan-2-oneC29H48O2428
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Table 5. List of important phytocompounds identified exclusively in the methanolic extract of anther-derived callus of C. roseus using GC–MS analysis.
Table 5. List of important phytocompounds identified exclusively in the methanolic extract of anther-derived callus of C. roseus using GC–MS analysis.
S.No.RT (min)Name of the CompoundMolecular Formula
17.133Eugenol acetateC12H14O3
212.246Stearic acid methyl esterC19H38O2
314.533Cis-sinapyl alcoholC11H14O4
414.925OxybenzoneC14H12O3
515.316Linoleic acid, methyl esterC19H34O2
615.423Oleic acid, methyl esterC19H36O2
719.522VindolinineC21H24N2O2
820.046OctocryleneC24H27NO2
920.593PleiocarpamineC20H22N2O2
1022.404(+)-PericyclivineC20H22N2O2
1122.793AjmalicineC21H24N2O3
1225.03519-epiajmalicineC21H24N2O3
1325.476beta-stigmasterolC29H48O
1426.459StigmasteroneC29H46O
1526.5476-dehydroprogesteroneC21H28O2
1626.640CycloartenolC30H50O
1727.336gamma-sitostenoneC29H48O
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Table 6. Estimation of nuclear DNA content, genome size and DNA index of anther-derived callus with respect to donor plant of C. roseus using flow cytometry technique.
Table 6. Estimation of nuclear DNA content, genome size and DNA index of anther-derived callus with respect to donor plant of C. roseus using flow cytometry technique.
Plant Sample TypeNuclear DNA Content (pg)Genome Size (Mbp) *DNA Index (DI) **
Standard (leaves)1.511476.7-
Anther-derived callus0.76743.20.51
* 1 pg = 978 Mbp [18]. ** DNA Index = sample DNA content/standard DNA content.
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