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Overexpression of Cinnamate 4-Hydroxylase Gene Enhances Biosynthesis of Decursinol Angelate in Angelica gigas Hairy Roots

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Angelica gigas is a medicinal plant that produces pyranocoumarins, including decursin (D) and decursinol angelate (DA), which have neuroprotective, anticancer, and antiandrogenic effects. In this study, the coumarin biosynthetic pathway was engineered to increase the production of DA. Specifically, a vector was constructed which contained the A. gigas phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (AgPAL) and cinnamate 4-hydroxylase (AgC4H) genes that were driven by the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S promoter. Transgenic hairy roots that overexpressed AgPAL or AgC4H genes were obtained by using an Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated transformation system. Among them, only AgC4H-transgenic hairy root lines produced more DA than control transgenic hairy root lines. The enhanced gene expression corresponded to elevated C4H activities. This study showed the importance of C4H in the production of DA in A. gigas hairy root culture.

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This study was supported by the Korea Research Foundation Grant funded by the Korean Government (KRF-2005-041-F00019).

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Park, N.I., Park, J.H. & Park, S.U. Overexpression of Cinnamate 4-Hydroxylase Gene Enhances Biosynthesis of Decursinol Angelate in Angelica gigas Hairy Roots. Mol Biotechnol 50, 114–120 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12033-011-9420-8

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