Secondary metabolites, or secondary products, are compounds present in organisms which
are believed to have no role in the basic life process, but rather play secondary, non …

Plant cell culture systems represent a potential renewable source of valuable medicinal
compounds, flavours, fragrances, and colorants, which cannot be produced by microbial …

Since the possibility of producing useful secondary products in plant cell culture was first
recognized in 1970s, a number of researchers in both academic and industrial circles have …

The production of secondary metabolites by plant cell cultures requires biochemical
modifications of the material and the availability of precursors. Although cell cultures have …

Plant-derived natural products or secondary metabolites attract a great deal of attention from
chemists, enzymologists, biotechnologists, and industry interested in the structure, synthesis …

Plant cell cultures represent a potential source of valuable secondary metabolites which can
be used as food additives, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceuticals. The synthesis of …

The production of secondary metabolites using plant cells has been the subject of much
research in recent years. The expectations were high since the market introduction of the …

Plants yield biochemicals used as medicines, and compounds important to the food,
flavourings, cosmetic and fine chemicals industries. Because of decreasing plant resources …

Plants feature a peculiar group of products-secondary metabolites. They are nu-merous and
as structurally diverse as is speciation in the plant kingdom. The more common metabolites …

Considerable efforts have been made over the years to produce useful secondary products
by plant tissue culture. Figure 1 indicates the relative emphasis placed on the production of …