Plant specialized metabolites (PSMs) play essential roles in the adaptation to harsh
environments and function in plant defense responses. PSMs act as key components of …

Since ancient times, natural medicines have had paramount importance in bolstering
biotherapeutics to treat various diseases. The World Health Organization (WHO) revealed …

Water-soluble phenolic acids are major bioactive compounds in the medicinal plant species
Salvia miltiorrhiza. Phenolic acid biosynthesis is induced by methyl jasmonate (MeJA) in this …

The hairy root (HR) culture system is an excellent alternative strategy to the whole plant
system for producing valuable compounds. However, selection of suitable Agrobacterium …

Phenolic acids and tanshinones are main bioactive compounds produced in Salvia
miltiorrhiza widely used in treatment of cardiovascular diseases, which could be promoted …

In recent years, there has been a considerable increase in interest in the use of transgenic
plants as sources of valuable secondary metabolites or recombinant proteins. This has been …

Abstract Camptothecin (CPT), a well-known natural anti-cancer drug, is produced from
woody plant Camptotheca acuminata. Up to now, two CPT-derivatives, irinotecan and …

Plant specialized metabolites (SMs) play an important role in the interaction with the
environment and are part of the plant defense response. These natural products are volatile …

Salvia miltiorrhiza is a traditional medicinal plant mainly used for cardiovascular and
cerebrovascular disease treatment. Tanshinones are the main bioactive constituents of S …

Phenolic acids and tanshinones are active principles in Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge
administered for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Jasmonic acid (JA) …