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Recently, the pharmaceutical industry has shown considerable interest in the en masse micropropagation of elite plants, and the large-scale produc tion of secondary metabolites in plant cell cultures through the use of bioreactors. This is now being realized by the selection of high-yielding somac1ones or through the production of hairy roots by transformation with Agrobacterium rhizogenes. These new developments need to be high-lighted and brought to the attention of workers dealing with medicinal, aromatic, and other plants of industrial importance. A series of books on the biotech nology of medicinal and aromatic plants is therefore being compiled to provide a survey of the literature focusing on recent information and the state of the art. This book, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants IV, like the previous three volumes (Medicinal and Aromatic Plants I, II, and III, published in 1988, 1989, and 1991, respectively) is unique in its approach. It comprises 28 chapters dealing with the distribution, economic importance, conventional propagation, review of tissue culture studies, and the in vitro production of important medicinal and pharmaceutical compounds in various species of Ammi, Bergenia, Canavalia, Capsicum, Cassia, Cephaelis, Cornus, Cucurbita, Elettaria, Eupatorium, Genipa, Gentiana, Gypsophila, Hygrophila, Leon topodium, Nerium, Picrasma, Polygonum, Ptelea, Rheum, Scopolia, Silene, Solanum, Strophanthus, Tagetes, Thymus, and Uncaria. This book is tailored to the needs of advanced students, teachers, and research workers in the fields of plant biotechnology and chemical engineer ing, pharmacy, botany, and phytochemistry.
Sommario
I Ammi majus L. (Bishop's Weed): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Coumarin Compounds.- II Bergenia crassifolia (L.) Fritsch (Bergenia): Micropropagation and Arbutin Contents.- III Canavalia enisformis L. DC (Jackbean): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Canavanine.- IV Capsicum spp. (Peppers): In Vitro Production of Capsaicin.- V Cassia didymobotrya (Wild Senna): In Vitro Culture, Biotransformation and the Production of Secondary Metabolites.- VI Cephaelis ipecacuanha A. Richard (Brazilian Ipecac): Micropropagation and the Production of Emetine and Cephaeline.- VII Cornus officinalis: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Gallotannins.- VIII Cucurbita pepo (Pumpkin): In Vitro Production of Ascorbate Oxidase.- IX Elettaria cardamomum Maton (Cardomom): Aromatic Compounds, in Vitro Culture Studies, and Clonal Propagation.- X Eupatorium cannabinum L. (Hemp Agrimony): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Benzofurans.- XI Genipa americana L. (Marmalade Box): In Vitro Production of Iridoid Glucosides.- XII Gentiana Species: In Vitro Culture, Regeneration, and Production of Secoiridoid Glucosides.- XIII Gypsophila paniculata L. (Baby's Breath): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Gypsogenin Saponins.- XIV Hygrophila erecta: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Verbascoside.- XV Leontopodium alpinum Cass. (Edelweiss): In Vitro Culture, Micropropagation, and the Production of Secondary Metabolites.- XVI Nerium spp.: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Secondary Metabolites.- XVII Picrasma quassioides Bennet (Japanese Quassia Tree): In Vitro Culture and Production of Quassin.- XVIII Polygonum hydropiper L. (Water Pepper): In Vitro Culture and the Production of the Aphid-Antifeedant Polygodial.- XIX Ptelea trifoliata (Quinine Tree, Hop Tree): In VitroCulture and the Production of Alkaloids and Medicinal Compounds.- XX Rheum Species (Rhubarb): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Sennosides.- XXI Scopolia spp.: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Scopolamine and Hyoscyamine.- XXII Silene alba (White Campion): In Vitro Culture and Benzylisoquinoline Alkaloids Biotransformation.- XXIII Solanum dulcamara L. (Bittersweet): Accumulation of Steroidal Alkaloids in the Plant and in Different in Vitro Systems.- XXIV Solanum glaucophyllum Desf. (Duraznillo Blanco): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Steroidal Secondary Metabolites.- XXV Strophanthus Species (Members of the Dogbane Family): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Cardenolides.- XXVI Tagetes spp. (Marigolds): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Thiophenes.- XXVII xThymus vulgaris L. (Thyme): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Secondary Metabolites.- XXVIII Uncaria elliptica: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Epicatechin and Rutin.
