Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (3): 232-242.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2022-0762

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Semi-lethal Low Temperature and Taxane Content of Taxus Under Low Temperature Stress

JIANG Lu-yuan1,2(), FENG Mei-jing2, DU Yu-qing2, DI Bao2, CHEN Duan-fen2, QIU De-you1, YANG Yan-fang1()   

  1. 1. Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091
    2. College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University,Baoding 071001
  • Received:2022-06-23 Online:2023-03-26 Published:2023-04-10

Abstract:

To determine the electrical impedance parameters suitable for the determination of semi-lethal low temperature of Taxus and explore the effects of low temperature on the taxane biosynthesis in Taxus, the electrical impedance parameters and taxane content changes of Taxus under low temperature stress were examined. It will lay a theoretical foundation for expanding the introduction range of Taxus and using low temperature conditions to increase the contents of taxane content in Taxus. Using T. yunnanensis, T. chinensis var. mairei (Changzhi, Shanxi), T. chinensis, T. cuspidata and T. × media as materials, the semi-lethal low temperature of these trees were determined by conductivity method and electrical impedance method respectively. Moreover, the taxane contents and abscisic acid contents in the leaves of Taxus under low-temperature stress were determined by LC-MS method. The results showed that T. chinensis, T. chinensis var. mairei(Changzhi, Shanxi), T. cuspidata and T. × media all tolerated low temperature of -14.668- -9.106℃. The T. yunnanensis tolerated -8.802- -3.521℃, which was higher than the ons of other four Taxus species. The semi-lethal low temperature of one-year-old branches of five Taxus measured by electrical impedance τm parameter was significantly correlated with that measured by conductivity method, and the correlation coefficient was 0.912. The taxol content in the leaves of one-year-old Taxus was higher than that in the current-year under low temperature stress. The taxol content in the leaves of one-year-old T. yunnanensis and T. cuspidata significantly increased with the decrease of treatment temperature, while the baccatin III content and 10-deacetyltaxol content in the leaves of one-year-old T. chinensis significantly increased. Moreover, ABA content in the leaves of Taxus increased with the decrease of temperature, and ABA content in the current-year leaves was higher than that in the one-year-old leaves. Compared with T. yunnanensis, T. chinensis, T. chinensis var. mairei(Changzhi, Shanxi), T. cuspidata and T. × media tolerated lower temperature. Low temperature is beneficial to the synthesis of taxol in the leaves of one-year-old T. yunnanensis and T. cuspidata, and the synthesis of baccatin III and 10-deacetyltaxol in the leaves of current-year T. chinensis.

Key words: Taxus, low temperature stress, electrical impedance, semi-lethal low temperature, taxane