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 …

The production of plant secondary metabolites by means of large-scale culture of plant cells
in bioreactors is technically feasible. The economy of such a production is the major …

Despite significant efforts over nearly 30 years, only a few products produced by in vitro
plant cultures have been commercialized. Some new advances in culture methods and …

Plants are the tremendous source for the discovery of new products with medicinal
importance in drug development. Today several distinct chemicals derived from plants are …

Plants and plant derived ingredients are common and of major importance in the fields of
pharmacy, food and cosmetics. The cosmetic industry is a fast moving market. Products have …

Plant cell and tissue cultures can be established routinely under sterile conditions from
explants, such as plant leaves or stems. Strain improvement, methods for the selection of …

The last decades witnessed a great demand of natural remedies. As a result, medicinal
plants have been increasingly cultivated on a commercial scale, but the yield, the productive …

Plant cell and organ cultures have emerged as a potential source of secondary metabolites
which are used as pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, flavours, fragrances, colouring agents …

Main conclusion Plant tissue culture as an important tool for the continuous production of
active compounds including secondary metabolites and engineered molecules. Novel …

Synthetic biology has been developing rapidly in the last decade and is attracting increasing
attention from many plant biologists. The production of high-value plant-specific secondary …