Industrial Consultancy & Sponsored Research (IC&SR) , IIT Madras

Technology Category/ Market

Category- Bioprocessing & Biotechnology

Applications– Pharmaceuticals, Herbal Medicine and Nutraceuticals.

Industry- Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare

Market- Global bioprocessing technology market is projected to increase from $18.71 billion in 2022 to $21.74 billion in 2023, with a CAGR of 16.2%..

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Problem Statement

  • Viola odorata L. (Banafsha) is an endangered plant with valuable medicinal properties, but its natural propagation is challenging due to seed dormancy and specific growth requirements.
  • Natural sources of bioactive secondary metabolites from this plant are limited, with variations in composition based on environmental factors.
  • In vitro cultures offer a sustainable alternative for continuous production, but they face limitations, such as low yield and long cultivation times.
  • The need is to develop a process for enhanced biomass production of Viola odorata L. in invitro cell suspension culture, ensuring a high yield of bioactive secondary metabolites for malaria treatment.

Technology

The invention discloses a bioprocess for the production of biomass of Viola odorata L comprising:

  • Preparation of inoculum comprising suspending in vitro developed callus, in growth medium(A) and growing at optimal culture conditions to form cell suspension culture, from which cells were isolated and used as inoculum;
  • Inoculating the inoculum at a specific density in optimized growth medium(C) contained in bioreactor and culturing the inoculum for 12-50 days under optimal conditions of temperature, pH, light intensity, agitation, aeration and photoperiod in the presence of anti-foaming agent to form biomass;
  • Harvesting the biomass after 12-50 days by filtering the contents of bioreactor through filter paper under vacuum.

The said bioprocess for the production of biomass of Viola odorata L, the bioprocess further comprises:

  • Washing the harvested biomass with distilled water to form washed biomass;
  • Lyophilizing the washed biomass to form lyophilized biomass;
  • Homogenizing the lyophilized biomass by macerating in aqueous ethanol (50-70%) for 6 h with intermittent shaking to form homogenized biomass;
  • Centrifuging the homogenized biomass to separate supernatant from cell debris;
  • Collecting the supernatant and lyophilizing the supernatant to form biomass extract powder;
  • Storing the biomass extract powder at -80 °C.

Key Features/ Value Proposition

Enhanced Biomass Production

  • The bioprocess optimally cultivates Viola odorata L. in bioreactors, ensuring high biomass yield for the extraction of valuable secondary metabolites.

Multi-Factor Optimization

  • Using advanced tools, the process optimizes various parameters, including temperature, pH, and growth regulators, to maximize both biomass and metabolite production.

Bioreactor Versatility

  • The choice of bioreactor design (stirrer tank, air lift, or bubble column) accommodates diverse production needs.

Operation Flexibility

  • Operate in batch, fed-batch, or continuous mode, with nutrient feeding strategies fine-tuned for efficiency.

High-Yielding Cell Lines

  • The optimized Viola odorata L. cell line VOP-4 ensures maximum biomass production.
  • Extracted metabolites exhibit potent biological activities, rivaling those from natural plant sources with applications in malaria treatment, antimicrobial, anticancer, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activities.
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Questions about this Technology?

Contact for Licensing

sm-marketing@imail.iitm.ac.in
ipoffice2@iitm.ac.in

Research Lab

Prof. Smita Srivastava

Department of Biotechnology

Intellectual Property

  • IITM IDF Ref. 2296
  • IN 202241003520

Technology Readiness Level

TRL – 4

Technology validated in lab scale.

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