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Elizabeta Hernández-Domínguez¹, Freddy Campos-Tamayo, Mildred Carrillo-Pech

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A new protocol for in vitro shoot cultures of Catharanthus roseus is established, maintaining healthy plant tissues for over a year. This method yields vindoline, a key alkaloid, comparable to field-grown plants, with a new induction technique to speed up production.

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Area of Science:

Plant biotechnology
Plant cell culture
Phytochemistry

Background:

Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle) is a valuable medicinal plant.
In vitro culture offers a controlled environment for plant propagation and secondary metabolite production.
Establishing stable and productive shoot cultures is crucial for research and development.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe a protocol for establishing stable in vitro shoot cultures of Catharanthus roseus.
To evaluate the long-term viability and stability of these cultures.
To assess the accumulation of vindoline, a key alkaloid, in the cultured shoots and to present a method for faster induction.

Main Methods:

Development and optimization of a protocol for in vitro shoot culture establishment.
Long-term maintenance of shoot cultures (over 1 year).
Assessment of tissue stability (vitrification, disaggregation, callus formation).
Quantification of vindoline accumulation using analytical methods.
Development of an induction methodology to reduce culture time.

Main Results:

A robust protocol for Catharanthus roseus in vitro shoot culture was successfully established.
Cultures remained stable for over one year without signs of degradation.
Vindoline accumulation in vitro reached levels comparable to field-grown plant leaves after an extended culture period.
A novel induction methodology was developed to shorten the time required for alkaloid accumulation.

Conclusions:

The described protocol enables the long-term, stable in vitro cultivation of Catharanthus roseus.
These cultures are a viable source for vindoline production, mimicking field-grown plant yields.
The new induction method significantly reduces the waiting time for alkaloid accumulation, enhancing the efficiency of in vitro production.