Secondary metabolites (SM) are compounds that are not necessary for a cell (organism) to
live, but play a role in the interaction of the cell (organism) with its environment. These …

The saponins are a diverse class of natural products, with a broad scale distribution across
different plant species. Chemically characterized as triterpenoid glycosides, they posses a …

Agrobacterium rhizogenes is a natural plant genetic engineer. It is a gram-negative soil
bacterium that induces hairy root formation. Success has been obtained in exploring the …

Fermentation Microbiology and Biotechnology, 4th Edition explores and illustrates the broad
array of metabolic pathways employed for the production of primary and secondary …

Medicinal plants produce a diverse group of phytocompounds like anthraquinones,
alkaloids, anthocyanins, flavonoids, saponins, and terpenes which are used in …

Salvia viridis is a containing bioactive phenols plant, which has been used in Turkish
medicine. The aim of the study was to establish hairy root culture of the species in order to …

Tagetes patula L.(Marigold) hairy roots were selected among few hairy root cultures from
other plants tested for the decolorization of Reactive Red 198. Hairy roots of Tagetes were …

Glycyrrhiza glabra L. has become an endangered medicinal plant due to the unabated
extraction of glycyrrhizin. Glycyrrhizin is a triterpenoid saponin that is a root centric …

An efficient protocol for hairy root induction in Berberis aristata DC. was established using
two different strains of Agrobacterium rhizogenes, MTCC 532 and 2364 from IMTECH …

In the very fast developing scenario of biological science, the plant tissue culture has taken
lead as the most promising areas of application of biotechnological tools for today and …