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Biotechnological production of bioactive phytochemicals of medicinal value : a comprehensive treatise /

This comprehensive treatise, edited by P.B. Kavi Kishor and other eminent scholars, delves into the production of bioactive compounds with medicinal value derived from plants. It explores the use of in vitro techniques to enhance the production of these compounds, which are vital for pharmaceutical...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Kishor, P. B. Kavi (Editor), Suprasanna, Penna (Editor), Pullaiah, T. (Editor), Rao, A. Ranga (Editor), Romano, Anabela (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2024.
Subjects:
Plant bioactive compounds > Biotechnology.
Phytochemicals.
Composés bioactifs végétaux > Biotechnologie.
Composés phytochimiques.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Biotechnological Production of Bioactive Phytochemicals of Medicinal Value
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of contributors
  • Preface
  • 1 Plants to pharmacy: recapitulation of natural compounds transmuting human health
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Plants as a source for diverse pharmaceutically important compounds
  • 1.2.1 Vinca alkaloids
  • 1.2.2 Taxol
  • 1.2.3 Camptothecin
  • 1.2.4 Podophyllotoxin
  • 1.2.5 Other pharmaceutically important compounds
  • 1.3 Production of bioactive compounds on an industrial scale
  • 1.4 Factors affecting the accumulation of secondary plant products in vitro
  • 1.4.1 Genotype selection, cell line screening, and selection of clones for the stability of their produce
  • 1.4.2 Cell line screening
  • 1.4.3 Stability of cell lines
  • 1.5 Nanoparticles and secondary plant product accumulation
  • 1.6 Future focus
  • Acknowledgments
  • Author contribution
  • Conflict of interest
  • References
  • 2 Production of bioactive metabolites in in vitro cultures of saffron (Crocus sativus L.)
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Phytochemistry of Crocus sativus
  • 2.3 Chemical and genetic diversity in Crocus sativus
  • 2.4 Production of saffron metabolites through biotechnology techniques