Tropane alkaloids (TA) are valuable secondary plant metabolites which are mostly found in
high concentrations in the Solanaceae and Erythroxylaceae families. The TAs, which are …

Studies on plant secondary metabolites have been increasing over the last 50 years. These
molecules are known to play a major role in the adaptation of plants to their environment, but …

The roots of higher plants are a fascinating and largely unexplored biological frontier. One of
their features is the ability to synthesize a remarkable diversity of secondary metabolites …

The family Apocynaceae is one of the largest and important families in angiosperm. Several
members of this family have medicinal properties and have been in the treatment of various …

Secondary metabolites synthesized by the Solanaceous plants are of major therapeutic and
pharmaceutical importance, many of which are commonly obtained from the roots of these …

Plants remain a major source of new drugs, leads and fine chemicals. Cell cultures deriving
from plants offer a fascinating tool to study plant metabolic pathways and offer large scale …

The growth, the alkaloid production, as well as the scopolamine/hyoscyamine ratio of two
clones of belladonna hairy roots were studied. The effects of nitrate and ammonium …

Tropane alkaloids are present in many different plants of the Solanaceae family and widely
known for their anticholinergic properties. Among them, most valued and increasingly …

Hairy root (HR) cultures are quickly evolving as a fundamental research tool and as a bio-
based production system for secondary metabolites. In this study, an efficient protocol for …

We obtained transformed root cultures for the scented,“lemon geranium (Pelargonium sp.)
by inoculating stem and leaf fragments with Agrobacterium rhizogenes. Shoots regenerated …