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NaCl-Induced Elicitation Alters Physiology and Increases Accumulation of Phenolic Compounds in Melissa officinalis L.
In nature, plants usually produce secondary metabolites as a defense mechanism against environmental stresses. Different stresses determine the chemical diversity of plant-specialized metabolism products. In this study, we applied an abiotic elicitor, i.e., NaCl, to enhance the biosynthesis and accu...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8268150/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34202180 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22136844 |
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author | Hawrylak-Nowak, Barbara Dresler, Sławomir Stasińska-Jakubas, Maria Wójciak, Magdalena Sowa, Ireneusz Matraszek-Gawron, Renata |
author_facet | Hawrylak-Nowak, Barbara Dresler, Sławomir Stasińska-Jakubas, Maria Wójciak, Magdalena Sowa, Ireneusz Matraszek-Gawron, Renata |
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description | In nature, plants usually produce secondary metabolites as a defense mechanism against environmental stresses. Different stresses determine the chemical diversity of plant-specialized metabolism products. In this study, we applied an abiotic elicitor, i.e., NaCl, to enhance the biosynthesis and accumulation of phenolic secondary metabolites in Melissa officinalis L. Plants were subjected to salt stress treatment by application of NaCl solutions (0, 50, or 100 mM) to the pots. Generally, the NaCl treatments were found to inhibit the growth of plants, simultaneously enhancing the accumulation of phenolic compounds (total phenolics, soluble flavonols, anthocyanins, phenolic acids), especially at 100 mM NaCl. However, the salt stress did not disturb the accumulation of photosynthetic pigments and proper functioning of the PS II photosystem. Therefore, the proposed method of elicitation represents a convenient alternative to cell suspension or hydroponic techniques as it is easier and cheaper with simple application in lemon balm pot cultivation. The improvement of lemon balm quality by NaCl elicitation can potentially increase the level of health-promoting phytochemicals and the bioactivity of low-processed herbal products. |
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spelling | pubmed-82681502021-07-10 NaCl-Induced Elicitation Alters Physiology and Increases Accumulation of Phenolic Compounds in Melissa officinalis L. Hawrylak-Nowak, Barbara Dresler, Sławomir Stasińska-Jakubas, Maria Wójciak, Magdalena Sowa, Ireneusz Matraszek-Gawron, Renata Int J Mol Sci Article In nature, plants usually produce secondary metabolites as a defense mechanism against environmental stresses. Different stresses determine the chemical diversity of plant-specialized metabolism products. In this study, we applied an abiotic elicitor, i.e., NaCl, to enhance the biosynthesis and accumulation of phenolic secondary metabolites in Melissa officinalis L. Plants were subjected to salt stress treatment by application of NaCl solutions (0, 50, or 100 mM) to the pots. Generally, the NaCl treatments were found to inhibit the growth of plants, simultaneously enhancing the accumulation of phenolic compounds (total phenolics, soluble flavonols, anthocyanins, phenolic acids), especially at 100 mM NaCl. However, the salt stress did not disturb the accumulation of photosynthetic pigments and proper functioning of the PS II photosystem. Therefore, the proposed method of elicitation represents a convenient alternative to cell suspension or hydroponic techniques as it is easier and cheaper with simple application in lemon balm pot cultivation. The improvement of lemon balm quality by NaCl elicitation can potentially increase the level of health-promoting phytochemicals and the bioactivity of low-processed herbal products. MDPI 2021-06-25 /pmc/articles/PMC8268150/ /pubmed/34202180 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22136844 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Hawrylak-Nowak, Barbara Dresler, Sławomir Stasińska-Jakubas, Maria Wójciak, Magdalena Sowa, Ireneusz Matraszek-Gawron, Renata NaCl-Induced Elicitation Alters Physiology and Increases Accumulation of Phenolic Compounds in Melissa officinalis L. |
title | NaCl-Induced Elicitation Alters Physiology and Increases Accumulation of Phenolic Compounds in Melissa officinalis L. |
title_full | NaCl-Induced Elicitation Alters Physiology and Increases Accumulation of Phenolic Compounds in Melissa officinalis L. |
title_fullStr | NaCl-Induced Elicitation Alters Physiology and Increases Accumulation of Phenolic Compounds in Melissa officinalis L. |
title_full_unstemmed | NaCl-Induced Elicitation Alters Physiology and Increases Accumulation of Phenolic Compounds in Melissa officinalis L. |
title_short | NaCl-Induced Elicitation Alters Physiology and Increases Accumulation of Phenolic Compounds in Melissa officinalis L. |
title_sort | nacl-induced elicitation alters physiology and increases accumulation of phenolic compounds in melissa officinalis l. |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8268150/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34202180 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22136844 |
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