Several indexes of metabolism were monitored when the Fungal elicitor originated from Fusarirm oxysporum

whose main ingredients were polysaccharide and protein

was added into the cells suspension cultures system of Taxus chinensis var. mairei in the later exponential growth stage of cells. The results showed that the structure of metabolism was modified

the intracellular protein increased first following a decrease in the later stage

while the extracellular protein kept increasing all the time. PAL

an important enzyme of phenylpropanoid pathway

had its activity promoted obviously

and the phenolics accumulation was strengthened and a sharp increase of it could be observed in the later stage of treatment. At the same time

the activity of PPO increased

and the production of taxol was promoted evidently.