Betalains in Beet Root Tissue Culture

摘要

ABSTRACTThe goals of this study were to culture red beet cells via plant tissue culture techniques and to compare the pigment levels produced in callus culture with pigment levels of natural beet root. A modified Murashige and Skoog medium was used to maintain red, yellow and nonpigmented cell lines. It was found that the red pigment, betanin, content of the red cell line has to be increased 2–6 times to match levels found in natural beet roo