| Dr. Fabricio Medina-Bolívar, Plant Metabolic Engineering, and project co-leader Dr. Maureen Dolan, Biochemistry, reported the study "Production and Secretion of Resveratrol in Hairy Root Cultures of Peanut." This peer-reviewed article was published in the July special issue of the journal Phytochemistry. ASU co-authors in the study are Jose Condori, Ph.D. student in molecular biosciences, Kristen Shelton, undergraduate, John Hubstenberger, ABI, and Dr. Agnes Rimando, USDA Natural Products Unit. Resveratrol, a plant-derived defense compound, has been associated with many health benefits, including anti-cancer, anti-aging, and neuroprotection properties. This study reports the use of hairy root technology for production of high quality, enriched extracts containing resveratrol and its many valuable derivatives. Because of the numerous applications of these compounds in the pharmaceutical and neutraceutical industries, ASU filed U.S. and international patent applications on the process earlier this month. |
