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27 chapters cover the distribution, economic importance, conventional propagation, micropropagation, tissue culture studies, and in vitro production of important medicinal and other pharmaceutical compounds in various species of Anchusa, Brucea, Catharanthus, Chrysanthemum, Coleus, Corydalis, Coreopsis, Emilia, Ginkgo, Gloriosa, Hypericum, Inonotus, Leucosceptrum, Lilium, Linum, Mosses, Nandina, Penstemon, Prunus, Pteridium, Quassia, Ribes, Senecio, Taraxacum, Thermopsis, Vanilla, and Vitiveria. Like the previous five volumes on medicinal and aromatic plants (Volumes 4, 7, 15, 21, and 24), this book contains a wealth of useful information for advanced students and researchers in the field of plant biotechnology and chemical engineering, pharmacy, botany and tissue culture.

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Author:   Y.P.S Bajaj
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
Volume:   26
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.682kg
ISBN:  

9783642634208

ISBN 10:   3642634206
Pages:   426
Publication Date:   10 October 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

I Anchusa officinalis: Production of Rosmarinic Acid in Perfusion Cell Cultures.- II Brucea spp.: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Canthinone Alkaloids and Other Secondary Metabolites.- III Catharanthus roseus L. (Periwinkle): Production of Vindoline and Catharanthine in Multiple Shoot Cultures.- IV Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium (Pyrethrum): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Pyrethrins and Other Secondary Metabolites.- V Coleus spp.: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Forskolin and Rosmarinic Acid.- VI Corydalis spp.: In Vitro Culture and the Biotransformation of Protoberberines.- VII Coreopsis spp.: In Vitro Culture and the Formation of Phenylpropanoids and Other Secondary Metabolites.- VIII Emilia flammea Cass.: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Emiline and Other Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids.- IX Ginkgo biloba L. (Maiden Hair Tree): In Vitro Culture and the Formation of Ginkgolides.- X Gloriosa superba I. (Flame Lily): Micropropagation and in Vitro Production of Colchicine.- XI Hypericum erectum Thunb. (St. John’s Wort): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Procyanidins.- XII Inonotus obliquus (Chaga Fungus): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Inotodiol, Sterols, and Other Secondary Metabolites.- XIII Leucosceptrum japonicum f. barbinerve: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Verbascoside.- XIV Lilium testaceum: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Glucomannans and Other Secondary Metabolites.- XV Linum Species (Flax): In Vivo and in Vitro Accumulation of Lignans and Other Metabolites.- XVI Mosses (Members of Brachytheciaceae and Hypnaceae): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids.- XVII Nandina domestica (Heavenly Bamboo): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Jatrorrizine, Berberine, and Other Alkaloids.- XVIIIPenstemon serrulatus Menz.: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Iridoids.- XIX Prunus x yedoensis: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Flavonoids.- XX Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn (Bracken Fern): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Ecdysteroids.- XXI Quassia amara (Surinam Quassia): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Quassin.- XXII Ribes nigrum L. (Blackcurrant): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Flavor Compounds.- XXIII Senecio spp.: Biochemistry of the Formation of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids in Root Cultures.- XXIV Taraxacum officinale Weber (Dandelion): In Vitro Culture, Micropropagation, and the Production of Volatile Metabolites.- XXV Thermopsis lupinoides (Japanese Name’ sendai-hagi’): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Lupin Alkaloids.- XXVI Vanilla planifolia Andrews: In Vitro Biosynthesis of Vanillin and Other Phenylpropanoid Derivatives.- XXVII Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash (Vetiver Grass): In Vitro Culture, Regeneration, and the Production of Essential Oils.

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