Production of canthin-6-one and stigmasterol in Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali) jack. hairy root culture transformed using Agrobacterium rhizogenes Strain A4

Eurycoma longifolia, commonly known as Tongkat Ali or Malaysian ginseng, contains a variety of chemical compounds, including quassinoids, canthin-6-one alkaloids, B-carboline alkaloids, squalene derivatives, and steroids. These compounds contribute to the plant’s therapeutic properties, which includ...

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Main Authors: Nor Hasnida Hassan, Ling, Sui Kiong, Nazirah Abdullah, Nur Aini Mohd Kassim
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2025
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author Nor Hasnida Hassan,
Ling, Sui Kiong
Nazirah Abdullah,
Nur Aini Mohd Kassim,
author_facet Nor Hasnida Hassan,
Ling, Sui Kiong
Nazirah Abdullah,
Nur Aini Mohd Kassim,
author_sort Nor Hasnida Hassan,
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description Eurycoma longifolia, commonly known as Tongkat Ali or Malaysian ginseng, contains a variety of chemical compounds, including quassinoids, canthin-6-one alkaloids, B-carboline alkaloids, squalene derivatives, and steroids. These compounds contribute to the plant’s therapeutic properties, which include anti-cancer, anti-malarial, anti-ulcer, aphrodisiac, and energy-boosting effects. Since many of these compounds are primarily extracted from the roots, overharvesting can threaten wild populations of E. longifolia. A sustainable approach to producing these chemical compounds involves cultivating hairy root cultures, which have been used successfully to produce chemical compounds in other plant species. In this study, hairy root cultures of E. longifolia were established using the Agrobacterium rhizogenes strain A4. The hairy roots were cultured in MS basal liquid medium at pH 4.9, under dark conditions on an orbital shaker (150 rpm) at 25 ± 2 °C. The production of two chemical compounds reported extracted from E. longifolia natural roots, canthin-6-one and stigmasterol, was confirmed in the extracts of the E. longifolia transformed hairy roots through High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy analysis. E. longifolia hairy roots culture can be used as an alternative source for these chemical compounds.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:257032025-08-06T08:18:57Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25703/ Production of canthin-6-one and stigmasterol in Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali) jack. hairy root culture transformed using Agrobacterium rhizogenes Strain A4 Nor Hasnida Hassan, Ling, Sui Kiong Nazirah Abdullah, Nur Aini Mohd Kassim, Eurycoma longifolia, commonly known as Tongkat Ali or Malaysian ginseng, contains a variety of chemical compounds, including quassinoids, canthin-6-one alkaloids, B-carboline alkaloids, squalene derivatives, and steroids. These compounds contribute to the plant’s therapeutic properties, which include anti-cancer, anti-malarial, anti-ulcer, aphrodisiac, and energy-boosting effects. Since many of these compounds are primarily extracted from the roots, overharvesting can threaten wild populations of E. longifolia. A sustainable approach to producing these chemical compounds involves cultivating hairy root cultures, which have been used successfully to produce chemical compounds in other plant species. In this study, hairy root cultures of E. longifolia were established using the Agrobacterium rhizogenes strain A4. The hairy roots were cultured in MS basal liquid medium at pH 4.9, under dark conditions on an orbital shaker (150 rpm) at 25 ± 2 °C. The production of two chemical compounds reported extracted from E. longifolia natural roots, canthin-6-one and stigmasterol, was confirmed in the extracts of the E. longifolia transformed hairy roots through High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy analysis. E. longifolia hairy roots culture can be used as an alternative source for these chemical compounds. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2025 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25703/1/SML%202.pdf Nor Hasnida Hassan, and Ling, Sui Kiong and Nazirah Abdullah, and Nur Aini Mohd Kassim, (2025) Production of canthin-6-one and stigmasterol in Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali) jack. hairy root culture transformed using Agrobacterium rhizogenes Strain A4. Sains Malaysiana, 54 (5). pp. 1221-1229. ISSN 0126-6039 https://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol54num5_2025/contentsVol54num5_2025.html
spellingShingle Nor Hasnida Hassan,
Ling, Sui Kiong
Nazirah Abdullah,
Nur Aini Mohd Kassim,
Production of canthin-6-one and stigmasterol in Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali) jack. hairy root culture transformed using Agrobacterium rhizogenes Strain A4
title Production of canthin-6-one and stigmasterol in Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali) jack. hairy root culture transformed using Agrobacterium rhizogenes Strain A4
title_full Production of canthin-6-one and stigmasterol in Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali) jack. hairy root culture transformed using Agrobacterium rhizogenes Strain A4
title_fullStr Production of canthin-6-one and stigmasterol in Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali) jack. hairy root culture transformed using Agrobacterium rhizogenes Strain A4
title_full_unstemmed Production of canthin-6-one and stigmasterol in Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali) jack. hairy root culture transformed using Agrobacterium rhizogenes Strain A4
title_short Production of canthin-6-one and stigmasterol in Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali) jack. hairy root culture transformed using Agrobacterium rhizogenes Strain A4
title_sort production of canthin-6-one and stigmasterol in eurycoma longifolia (tongkat ali) jack. hairy root culture transformed using agrobacterium rhizogenes strain a4
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