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Biotechnology for Medicinal Plants: Micropropagation and Improvement

By Ajit Varma (eds.) , Ozlem Yesil-Celiktas , Fazilet Vardar-Sukan (auth.) , Suman Chandra , HEMANT LATA

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2013
ISBN
3642299733, 9783642299735
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-29974-2
LCC
2012942923
Google Books ID
ezH_OuA9j2gC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5523325 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
464\479
Orientation
yes
Paginated
yes
Scanned
portrait
Time added
2013-06-12 13:52:00
Plant Physiology; Cell Culture; Biotechnology; Pha

Description

Plant-based medicines play an important role in all cultures, and have been indispensable in maintaining health and combating diseases. The identification of active principles and their molecular targets from traditional medicine provides an enormous opportunity for drug development. Using modern biotechnology, plants with specific chemical compositions can be mass propagated and genetically improved for the extraction of bulk active pharmaceuticals. Although there has been significant progress in the use of biotechnology, using tissue cultures and genetic transformation to investigate and alter pathways for the biosynthesis of target metabolites, there are many challenges involved in bringing plants from the laboratory to successful commercial cultivation. This book presents the latest advances in the development of medicinal drugs, including topics such as plant tissue cultures, secondary metabolite production, metabolomics, metabolic engineering, bioinformatics and future biotechnological directions.

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