Clonal propagated 'Ek Pothi Lehsun' as a potential antifungal agent against Candida sp.

Ankita Sharma; Shardulya Shukla; Manoj Kumar Patel; Om Prakash Chaurasia; Shweta Saxena

doi:10.18006/2024.12(3).408.418

Authors

Ankita Sharma Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), Defence Research and Development Organization, C/o 56 APO, Leh-Ladakh-194101, India
Shardulya Shukla Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), Defence Research and Development Organization, C/o 56 APO, Leh-Ladakh-194101, India
Manoj Kumar Patel Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), Defence Research and Development Organization, C/o 56 APO, Leh-Ladakh-194101, India
Om Prakash Chaurasia Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), Defence Research and Development Organization, C/o 56 APO, Leh-Ladakh-194101, India
Shweta Saxena Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), Defence Research and Development Organization, C/o 56 APO, Leh-Ladakh-194101, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18006/2024.12(3).408.418

Keywords:

Ek Pothi Lehsun, Micropropagation, Antifungal activity

Abstract

'Ek Pothi Lehsun', also known as snow mountain garlic, is a type of garlic grown in the high mountainous region of Jammu and Kashmir state of India. The present study aimed to develop a protocol for propagating snow mountain garlic in-vitro using corm seed as an explant. The study also assessed the antifungal potential of in vitro-grown bulbils against different Candida species. Four different concentrations of NAA and 2,4-D were tested for their effectiveness in promoting root formation, and eighteen different combinations of BAP (µM), KN (µM) and TDZ (µM) were investigated for effective proliferation of shoots with varied lengths. Shoot with maximum length (5.03±1.40) was obtained in MS medium containing 1.0 µM TDZ after 24 days of inoculation, whereas MS basal media was found effective for rooting plantlets. Rooted micro shoots were acclimatized successfully in hardening treys with a percent survival of nearly 80%. Seven different concentrations of Sucrose, i.e. 5%, 7%, 10%, 15%, 17%, 20%, and 25% were investigated for effective bulbil formation. Bulbil with a maximum diameter of 0.86 cm was obtained in 20% sucrose-containing MS media in 5 days. Further, the antifungal potential of aqueous extract (TC-SMG) of in vitro grown bulbils was investigated against three Candida sp. A zone of inhibition of 22.30±0.33 mm, 17.3±0.33 mm and 19.3±0.33 mm was observed against C. albicans, C. tropicalis and C. glabrata respectively, by using 200 mg/mL extract after 24 hrs depicting the remarkable potential of TC-SMG as an antifungal agent. In vitro culture of snow mountain garlic has demonstrated promising antifungal properties against Candida species.

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