摘要
Elicitor prepared from the cell walls of Peni-cillium citrinum induces multiple responses of Taxuschinensis cells, including nitric oxide (NO) generation, se-quentially followed by the activation of PAL and synthesis oftaxol. NO scavenger cPITO and nitric oxide synthase (NOS)inhibitor PBITU prevent the latter two reactions, all of whichare triggered in the absence of elicitor by NO donor sodiumnitroprusside (SNP). The elicitor-induced NO release ofTaxus chinensis suspension cells is strongly inhibited byPBITU. These results demonstrate a causal relationship be-tween NO generation and the latter two reactions of Taxus chinensis cells to the elicitor, and also indicate that NO, pro-duced via NOS in Taxus chinensis cells treated with fungalelicitor, might act as an essential signaling molecule for trig-gering the activation of PAL and synthesis of taxol.
Elicitor prepared from the cell walls of Peni-cillium citrinum induces multiple responses of Taxuschinensis cells, including nitric oxide (NO) generation, se-quentially followed by the activation of PAL and synthesis oftaxol. NO scavenger cPITO and nitric oxide synthase (NOS)inhibitor PBITU prevent the latter two reactions, all of whichare triggered in the absence of elicitor by NO donor sodiumnitroprusside (SNP). The elicitor-induced NO release ofTaxus chinensis suspension cells is strongly inhibited byPBITU. Thesc results demonstrate a causal reationship be-tween NO generation and the latter two reactions of Taxuschinensis cells to the elicitor, and also indicate that NO, pro-duced via NOS in Tasus chinensis cells treated with fungalelicitor might act as an essential signaling molecule for trig-gering the activation of PAL and synthesis of taxol.
