Role of biotechnology in medicinal plants

Medicinal plants are the most important source of life saving drugs for the majority of the world's population. The biotechnological tools are important to select, multiply and conserve the critical genotypes of medicinal plants. In-vitro regeneration holds tremendous potential for the production of...

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Autores principales: Tripathi, L., Tripathi, J.N.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: African Journals Online 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96372
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description Medicinal plants are the most important source of life saving drugs for the majority of the world's population. The biotechnological tools are important to select, multiply and conserve the critical genotypes of medicinal plants. In-vitro regeneration holds tremendous potential for the production of high-quality plant-based medicine. Cryopreservation is long-term conservation method in liquid nitrogen and provides an opportunity for conservation of endangered medicinal plants. In-vitro production of secondary metabolites in plant cell suspension cultures has been reported from various medicinal plants. Bioreactors are the key step towards commercial production of secondary metabolites by plant biotechnology. Genetic transformation may be a powerful tool for enhancing the productivity of novel secondary metabolites; especially by Agrobacterium rhizogenes induced hairy roots. This article discusses the applications of biotechnology for regeneration and genetic transformation for enhancement of secondary metabolite production in-vitro from medicinal plants.
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spelling CGSpace963722024-05-15T05:11:35Z Role of biotechnology in medicinal plants Tripathi, L. Tripathi, J.N. bioreactors genetic transformation regeneration secondary metabolites medicinal plants Medicinal plants are the most important source of life saving drugs for the majority of the world's population. The biotechnological tools are important to select, multiply and conserve the critical genotypes of medicinal plants. In-vitro regeneration holds tremendous potential for the production of high-quality plant-based medicine. Cryopreservation is long-term conservation method in liquid nitrogen and provides an opportunity for conservation of endangered medicinal plants. In-vitro production of secondary metabolites in plant cell suspension cultures has been reported from various medicinal plants. Bioreactors are the key step towards commercial production of secondary metabolites by plant biotechnology. Genetic transformation may be a powerful tool for enhancing the productivity of novel secondary metabolites; especially by Agrobacterium rhizogenes induced hairy roots. This article discusses the applications of biotechnology for regeneration and genetic transformation for enhancement of secondary metabolite production in-vitro from medicinal plants. 2003-12 2018-08-09T06:40:33Z 2018-08-09T06:40:33Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96372 en Open Access African Journals Online Tripathi, L. & Tripathi, J.N. (2003). Role of biotechnology in medicinal plants. Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2(2), 243-253.
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genetic transformation
regeneration
secondary metabolites
medicinal plants
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Tripathi, J.N.
Role of biotechnology in medicinal plants
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title_full Role of biotechnology in medicinal plants
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genetic transformation
regeneration
secondary metabolites
medicinal plants
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