Plant cell cultivations are being considered as an alternative to agricultural processes for
producing valuable phytochemicals. Since many of these products (secondary metabolites) …

In vitro cultures are being considered as an alternative to agricultural processes for
producing valuable secondary metabolites. Most efforts that use differentiated cultures …

In vitro plant cell and organ cultures are appealing alternatives to traditional methods of
producing valuable specialized metabolites for use as: pharmaceuticals, food additives …

Plant secondary metabolism is an economically important source of fine chemicals, such as
drugs, insecticides, dyes, flavours, and fragrances. Moreover, important traits of plants such …

Plant cells contain a wide range of interesting secondary metabolites, which are used as
natural pigments and flavoring agents in foods and cosmetics as well as phyto …

Adventitious roots are natural roots which develop from the differentiated cells of any organ
such as leaf, root or stem. These roots are attractive source of phytochemicals due to their …

Catharanthus roseus has been known to produce Ajmalicine which is used for treatment of
circulatory disorders. Significantly low content of the drug in the natural plant necessitates …

Hairy root cultures of Hyoscyamus niger were cultivated in shake-flasks, a bubble-column
bioreactor and a hybrid bubble-column/spray bioreactor and evaluated for alkaloid …

Key message Alternative biotechnological protocol for large-scale artemisinin production
was established. It featured enhanced growth and artemisinin production by cultivation of …

A large number of plant species from several families have been successfully transformed
by Agrobacterium rhizogenes and established in culture. In contrast to normal roots, the Ri …