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Recent Advances in the Tissue Culture of American Ginseng ( Panax quinquefolius )
Author(s) -
Qiang Baobao,
Miao Jianhua,
Phillips Nate,
Wei Kunhua,
Gao Ying
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemistry and biodiversity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1612-1880
pISSN - 1612-1872
DOI - 10.1002/cbdv.202000366
Subject(s) - ginseng , callus , american ginseng , tissue culture , nutraceutical , suspension culture , plant tissue culture , somatic embryogenesis , hairy root culture , traditional medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , polysaccharide , chemistry , in vitro , cell culture , botany , biology , food science , biochemistry , medicine , alternative medicine , genetics , pathology , gene , transformation (genetics) , agrobacterium
The in vitro tissue culture of medicinal plants is considered as a potential source for plant‐derived bioactive secondary metabolites. The in vitro tissue culture of American ginseng has wide commercial applications in pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food, and cosmetic fields with regard to the production of bioactive compounds such as ginsenosides and polysaccharides. This review highlights the recent progress made on different types of tissue culture practices with American ginseng, including callus culture, somatic embryo culture, cell suspension culture, hairy root culture, and adventitious root culture. The tissue culture conditions for inducing ginseng callus, somatic embryos, cell suspension, hairy roots, and adventitious roots were analyzed. In addition, the optimized conditions for increasing the production of ginsenosides and polysaccharides were discussed. This review provides references for the use of modern biotechnology to improve the production of bioactive compounds from American ginseng, as well as references for the development and sustainable utilization of American ginseng resources.