Determination of lignans, phenolic acids and antioxidant capacity in transformed hairy root culture of <i>Linum usitatissimum</i> Ahmed M. M. Gabr Hoda B. Mabrok Emam A. Abdel-Rahim Mohamed K. El-Bahr Iryna Smetanska 10.6084/m9.figshare.5619622 https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Determination_of_lignans_phenolic_acids_and_antioxidant_capacity_in_transformed_hairy_root_culture_of_i_Linum_usitatissimum_i_/5619622 <p>Hairy root culture is a promising alternative method for the production of secondary metabolites. In this study, transformed root of <i>Linum usitatissimum</i> was established using <i>Agrobacterium rhizogenes</i> A4 strain from root cultures for lignans, phenolic acids and antioxidant capacity determination. Total lignin content (secoisolariciresinol diglucoside, secoisolariciresinol and matairesinol) was 55.5% higher in transformed root cultures than in the non-transformed root culture. Secoisolariciresinol was detected in higher concentration (2.107 μmol/g DM) in the transformed root culture than non-transformed culture (1.099 μmol/g DM). Secoisolariciresinol diglucoside and matairesinol were exclusively detected in the transformed root culture, but were not found in the non-transformed root culture. The overall production of phenolic acids in transformed roots was approximately 3.5 times higher than that of the corresponding non-transformed culture. Free radical scavenging DPPH˙ and ABTS˙<sup>+</sup> assays showed 2.9-fold and 1.76-fold higher anti-oxidant activity in transformed root culture as compared to non-transformed.</p> 2017-11-21 03:11:04 Linum usitatissimum hairy root culture Agrobacterium rhizogenes lignans phenolic acids antioxidant capacity