Table 2.
The content of triterpenoids in the T. × media KT hairy root line after elicitation with 100 µM MeJA.
| Compound | Content (µg/g D.W. ± SE) | |
|---|---|---|
| Control | MeJA-Treated | |
| α-amyrin | 17.21 ± 0.57 a | 31.82 ± 2.86 b |
| β-amyrin | 4.51 ± 0.18 a | 9.30 ± 0.58 b |
| oleanolic acid | 1.00 ± 0.03 a | 3.14 ± 0.09 b |
| ursolic acid | 3.29 ± 0.08 a | 8.02 ± 0.08 b |
| ursolic acid methyl ester | 27.51 ± 3.68 a | 48.93 ± 2.49 b |
| sum of amyrins | 21.72 | 41.12 |
| sum of acids | 31.80 | 60.09 |
| Total | 53.52 | 101.21 |
Results refer to hairy root dry weight and expressed as the mean ± SE of three independent samples. Results not sharing a common letter are significantly different (p < 0.05).