Plant Cell Culture Secondary MetabolismToward Industrial Application

Published:
Author(s):

Purchasing Options

Hardback
$359.95
Add to cart
ISBN 9780849351358
Cat# 5135
 

Features

  • Taxol® (paclitaxel) production
  • The production of antitumor compounds in cell culture
  • The development of process strategies for anthocyanin production
  • The industrial application of biotransformations using plant cell cultures
  • Techniques for large-scale production of secondary metabolites
  • Machine vision integration into bioprocess control
  • Screening of plant cell cultures for new industrially interesting compounds
  • Summary

    Plant cell cultures are used extensively in studies of secondary metabolism, for the biosynthesis of pharmaceuticals, flavors, essences, and pigments. This book highlights recent developments in the in vitro growth of cultured plant cells and in the production of valuable secondary metabolites.
    Plant Cell Culture Secondary Metabolism details research on many exciting areas including:

    Table of Contents

    Screening of Plant Cell Cultures for New Industrially Interesting Compounds, J. Schripsema, S.Y. Fung, and R. Verpoorte
    Large-Scale Production of Secondary Metabolites by Plant Cell Cultures, J.E. Schlatmann, H.J.G. ten Hoopen, and J.J. Heijnen
    Machine Vision and Automation in Secondary Metabolite Bioprocess Control, M.A.L. Smith and J.F. Reid
    Industrial Application of Biotransformation Using Plant Cell Cultures, M. Yokoyama
    Production of Antitumor Compounds by Plant Cell Cultures, M. Misawa and A.E. Goodbody
    Production of Paclitaxel and Related Taxoids in Cell Cultures of Taxus cuspidata: Perspectives for Industrial Applications, A.G. Fett-Neto and F. DiCosmo
    Development of Process Strategies for Anthocyanin-Based Food Colorant Production Using Vitis vinifera Cell Cultures, F. Cormier, F. Brion, C.B. Do, and C. Moresoli
    Research on the Production of Useful Compounds by Plant Cell Cultures in Japan, Y. Hara
    Plant Cell Biotechnological Research in The Netherlands, R. Verpoorte
    Index

    Related Titles