Exploring Plant Cells for the Production of Compounds of Interest
Title:
Exploring Plant Cells for the Production of Compounds of Interest
ISBN:
9783030582715
Edition:
1st ed. 2021.
Publication Information New:
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2021.
Physical Description:
X, 353 p. 74 illus., 37 illus. in color. online resource.
Contents:
1. Secondary Metabolite Production in Plant Cell Culture: A New Epigenetic Frontier -- 2. Plant Cell Biofactories as in vitro production platforms of the anti-cancer drug Camptothecin -- 3. Not One for All: The Interwoven Relationship Between Morphophysiology and Secondary Metabolite Production in Plant Cell Cultures -- 4. Anthocyanins and proanthocyanidins as Anti-cancer agents -- 5. Duckweeds for the production of therapeutic proteins -- 6. Essential oils from plants: Industrial applications and Biotechnological production -- 7. Biotechnological production of antistress compounds: Current status and future prospects -- 8. Elicitors as a biotechnological tool for in vitro production of bioactive phenolic compounds -- 9. Immobilization and Application of Industrial Enzymes on Plant Based New Generation Polymers -- 10. Recent advances towards development plant cell culture process for sustainable production of lignans and its health benefits -- 11. Physiology of camptothecin synthesis in plants and root organ cultures of Ophiorrhiza mungos L. and its production in root fermenters -- 12. In vitro culture of Haloxylon recurvum and Haloxylon salicornicum: valuable source of food additives, pharmaceutical and nutritional components from extreme arid zone.
Abstract:
Natural compounds obtained from plants represent a tremendous global market due to their use as food additives, cosmetics, in agriculture and in pharmaceuticals. This book provides up-to-date information on various strategies and methods for producing compounds of interest. Leading researchers discuss the latest advances in environmentally friendly natural compound production from plants, making the book a valuable resource for biotechnologists, pharmacists, food technologists and researchers working in the medical and healthcare industries.
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Language:
English