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This volume contains twenty-six chapters on the biotechnology of medicinal and aromatic plants. It deals with the distribution, economic importance, conventional propagation, micropropagation, tissue culture studies, and the in vitro production of important medicinal and pharmaceutical compounds in various species of Achillea, Anethum, Aquilaria, Arnica, Aspergillus, Astragalus, Catalpa, Chelidonium, Eremophila, Eucalyptus, Eucommia, Geranium, Heterocentron, Hypericum, Maclura, Morinda, Mortierella, Nicotiana, Phaseolus, Pinellia, Piqueria, Psorales, Rhodiola, Sanguisorba, Valeriana, and Vancouveria.

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Author:   Professor Dr. Y. P. S. Bajaj ,  Jack M Widholm ,  Toshiyuki Nagata ,  Jochen Kumlehn
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1995
Volume:   33
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.759kg
ISBN:  

9783642082016

ISBN 10:   3642082017
Pages:   476
Publication Date:   01 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

I Achillea millefolium L. ssp. millefolium (Yarrow): In Vitro Culture and Production of Essential Oils.- II Anethum graveolens L. (Dill): In Vitro Culture and Metabolism of Volatile Constituents.- III Aquilaria Species: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Eaglewood (Agarwood).- IV Arnica montana (Mountain Arnica): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Sesquiterpene Lactones and Other Secondary Metabolites.- V Aspergillus spp.: Biotransformation of Terpenoids and Related Compounds.- VI Astragalus Species (Milk Vetch): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Saponins, Astragaline, and Other Biologically Active Compounds.- VII Catalpa bignonioides Walt. (Indian Bean): In Vitro Culture, Regeneration of Plants, and the Formation of Iridoids and Phenolic Acids.- VIII Chelidonium majus L. (Greater Celandine): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Sanguinarine, Coptisine, and Other Isoquinoline Alkaloids.- IX Eremophila Species (Poverty Bush; Emu Bush): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Verbascoside.- X Eucalyptus Species: In Vitro Culture and Production of Essential Oils and Other Secondary Metabolites.- XI Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. (Eucommiaceae): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Iridoids, Lignans, and Other Secondary Metabolites.- XII Geranium thunbergii: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Geraniin and Other Tannins K. Ishimaru.- XIII Heterocentron roseum: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Ellagitannins.- XIV Hypericum perforatum (St. John’s Wort): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Hypericin and Other Secondary Metabolites.- XV Maclura pomifera (Osage Orange): In Vitro Culture and the Formation of Flavonoids and Other Secondary Metabolites.- XVI Morinda Species: Biosynthesis of Quinones in Cell Cultures.- XVII Mortierella Species (Fungi):Production of C20 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids.- XVIII Nicotiana glauca: In Vitro Production of Pyridine Alkaloids and Other Secondary Metabolites.- XIX Phaseolus Species: In Vitro Culture and the Accumulation of Isoflavone Phytoalexins and Other Secondary Metabolites.- XX Pinellia ternata Breit (Chinese name Banhsia): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Alkaloids and Other Secondary Metabolites.- XXI Piqueria trinervia Cav. (St. Nicholas Herb): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Piquerol.- XXII Psoralea Species: In Vitro Culture and Production of Furanocoumarins and Other Secondary Metabolites.- XXIII Rhodiola rosea L. (Roseroot): In Vitro Regeneration and the Biological Activity of Roots.- XXIV Sanguisorba officinalis L. (Great Burnet): In Vitro Culture and Production of Sanguiin, Tannins, and Other Secondary Metabolites.- XXV Valeriana Species: In Vitro Culture and the Formation of Sesquiterpenes and Valepotriates.- XXVI Vancouveria hexandra (Northern Inside-Out Flower): In Vitro Cultures and the Production of Flavonol Glycosides.

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