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Two aspects of the biotechnology of medicinal and aromatic plants are of immediate application. (1) Micropropagation under controlled germ- free conditions which enables their fast multiplication and availability throughout the year irrespective of external environment - this is specially useful for elite and rare plants. (2) A large-scale culture and low-temperature storage of cells enables retention of their biosynthetic potential for the production of important secondary metabolites, med- icines, flavours and other pharmaceutical products. This book has been compiled with a view to bringing together information and literature on the biotechnology and the present state of the art of plant cell cultures for their potential use in the pharmaceutical industry. This volume comprises 29 chapters on the biotechnology of med- icinal and aromatic plants grouped into three sections, (1) microprop- agation, immobilization, cryopreservation, bioreactors, production of secondary metabolites and their impact in pharmacy, (2) production through cell cultures of antitumour compounds, lrDopa, shikonin, an- thraquinone, morphinan alkaloids, caffeine, berberine, valeoptriates, rosmarinic acid, quinine, tropanes, hypoxoside, ellipticine, paeoniflorin, saponins, cardenolides etc, and (3) distribution, economic importance, conventional propagation, review of the tissue culture work on micropropagation and the in vitro production of compounds of medicinal and pharmaceutical interest in various species of Cannabis, Centaurium, Cinchona, Digitalis, Duboisia, Hypoxia, Lithospermum, Ochrosia, Paeonia, Panax, Papavar, Rehmannia, Rhamnus and Rhaza.

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Author:   Y. P. S. Bajaj
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
Volume:   4
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.981kg
ISBN:  

9783642730283

ISBN 10:   3642730280
Pages:   550
Publication Date:   03 December 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Section I Micropropagation, Immobilization, Cryopreservation, Bioreactors, Production of Secondary Metabolites and Its Impact on Pharmacy.- I.1 Medicinal, Aromatic, and Industrial Materials from Plants.- I.2 Formation of Secondary Metabolites in Cultured Plant Cells and Its Impact on Pharmacy.- I.3 Biotechnology of the Micropropagation of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants.- I.4 Bioreactors for the Large-Scale Culture of Plant Cells.- I.5 Enhanced Production of Secondary Substances: Addition of Artificial Accumulation Sites to Cultures.- I.6 Immobilization of Higher Plant Cells.- I.7 Nonfrozen Storage of Plant Cell Cultures and Its Effect on Metabolites.- I.8 Cryopreservation and the Retention of Biosynthetic Potential in Cell Cultures of Medicinal and Alkaloid-Producing Plants.- Section II Production of Medicinal and Aromatic Compounds by Plant Cell Cultures.- II.1 Antitumor Compounds: Production by Plant Cell Cultures.- II.2 L-DOPA Production in Plant Cell Cultures.- II.3 Shikonin: Production by Plant (Lithospermum erythrorhizon) Cell Cultures.- II.4 Anthraquinone: Production by Plant Cell Culture.- II.5 Morphinan Alkaloids: Biosynthesis in Plant (Papaver spp.) Tissue Cultures.- II.6 Caffeine: Production by Plant (Coffea spp.) Cell Cultures.- II.7 Berberine: Production Through Plant (Thalictrum spp.) Cell Cultures.- II.8 Valepotriates: Production by Plant Cell Cultures.- II.9 Rosmarinic Acid: Production in Plant Cell Cultures.- Section III Biotechnology of Medicinal Plants.- III.1 Cannabis sativa: In Vitro Production of Cannabinoids.- III.2 Centaurium erythraea Rafn: Micropropagation and the Production of Secoiridoid Glucosides.- III.3 Cinchona spp.: Micropropagation, and the In Vitro Production of Quinine and Quinidine.- III.4 Digitalis spp.: In Vitro Culture, Regeneration, and the Production of Cardenolides and Other Secondary Products.- III.5 Duboisia spp.: In Vitro Regeneration, and the Production of Tropane and Pyridine Alkaloids.- III.6 Hypoxis spp.: Micropropagation and In Vitro Production of Hypoxoside.- III.7 Ochrosia spp.: In Vitro Production of Ellipticine, an Antitumor Agent.- III.8 Paeonia spp.: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Paeoniflorin.- III.9 Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer: Micropropagation and the In Vitro Production of Saponins.- III.10 Rehmannia glutinosa: Tissue Culture and Its Potential for Improvement.- III.11 Rhamnus spp.: In Vitro Production of Anthraquinones, Anthrones, and Dianthrones.- III.12 Rhazya stricta Decaisne: In Vitro Culture, and the Production of Indole Alkaloids.

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