This book on medicinal plant biotechnology covers recent developments in thisfield including a comprehensive up to date survey on established medicinal plants and on molecules which gained importance in recent years. The contributing scientists have been selected on the basis of their involvement in the related plant material as evident by the internationally recognised published work.Bioactive molecules such as taxol, classes of compounds such as phytoestrogenand plant materials such as ginseng have all been included. No recent book covering these topics. Medicinal plants and their products are in demand and have gained importance in recent years. Carefully selected topics INDICE: From the contents A.A. Salim, Y.-W. Chin, A. D. Kinghorn: Drug Discovery from Plants.- P. Waffo-Teguo, K. Stephanie, R. Tristan, J.M. Merillon: Grapevine Stilbenes and Biological Effects.- M.T. Luczkiewicz: Research into Isoflavonoid Phytoestrogens in Plant Cell Cultures.- S. Kintzios: Recent Advances in Secondary Metabolite Production from Plant Cell Culture: the Successful Case Stories of Rosmarinic Acid and Taxol.- K.G. Ramawat, M. Mathur, S. Dass, S. Suthar: Guggulsterone: A Potent Natural Hypolipidemic Agent from Commiphorawightii- Problems, Perseverance and Prospects.- P. Corchete: Silybum marianum(L.) Gaertn: The Source of Silymarin.- A. Kirakosyan, D.M. Gibson, P.B. Kaufman: The production of Dianthrones and Phloroglucinol Derivatives in St. John’sWort.- D. Laurain-Mattar: Production of Alkaloids in Plant Cell and Tissue Cultures.- R. Mandapati: Bacopa Monnieri, a Nootropic Drug - A review.
- ISBN: 978-3-540-74600-3
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 320
- Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés