SMT activity and alkaloid profile in transformed Coptis
cells. (A) Genomic DNA analysis. Genome DNAs were
digested with HindIII and detected with a PCR-amplified
SMT fragment probe. (B) SMT activity in transgenic
Coptis cells. Closed square, SMT transgenic cells
(CJSMT); open circle, wild-type cells (CJWT). (C)
Alkaloid contents in transgenic Coptis cells. Closed
bar, berberine; hatched bar, coptisine; open bar, columbamine. Each
value is the average of triple measurements.