Protocols for in vitro cultures and secondary metabolite analysis of aromatic and medicinal plants

Given the vital and far-reaching applications of medicinal plant metabolites worldwide, the quality and consistency of the products as well as the very survival of various species are of the utmost importance. In Protocols for In Vitro Cultures and Secondary Metabolite Analysis of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants, expert researchers provide detailed, step-by-step protocols for the establishment of in vitro cultures of key medicinal plants, their mass multiplication in a controlled environment, and step-wise secondary metabolite analysis, genetic transformation, large-scale metabolite production in a bioreactor, and molecular markers. In addition, many of these protocols will provide a basis for much needed efforts of in vitro germplasm conservation or cryopreservation of medicinal plant species at the brink of extinction as well as efforts to protect them from the adverse impact of rapid climatic changes. Provides step-by-step protocols for the establishment of in vitro cultures of key medicinal plants and their mass multiplication in a controlled environment Provides step-wisesecondary metabolite analysis, genetic transformation, large-scale metaboliteproduction in a bioreactor, and molecular markers INDICE: From the contents Establishment of Adventitious Root Cultures of Echinacea purpurea for the Production of Caffeic Acid Derivatives.- In Vitro Propagation of Rauwolfia serpentina Using Liquid Medium, Assessment of Genetic Fidelity of Micropropagated Plants, and Simultaneous Quantization of Reserpine,Ajmaline and Ajmalicine.- Medicinal Properties, in vitro Protocols and Secondary Metabolite Analyses of Scots Pine.- Saussurea medusa Cell Suspension Cultures for Flavonoid Production.- Micropropagation of Crataeva nurvala.- BilberryIn vitro Protocols and Analyses of Phenolic Compounds.- In Vitro Propagation of Two Tuberous Medicinal Plants: Holostemma ada-kodien and Ipomoea mauritiana.- In Vitro Production of Gymnemic Acid from Gymnema sylvestre (Retz) R.Br. ExRoemer & Schultes through Callus Culture Under Abiotic Stress Conditions.

• ISBN: 978-1-60327-286-5
• Editorial: Humana
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 370
• Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés