Medicinal and Aromatic Plants IV

by Y. P. S. Bajaj

Overview

This volume contains 28 chapters on biotechnology of medicinal and aromatic plants, and deals with the distribution, economic importance, conventional propagation,
micropropagation, review of tissue culture work, and the in vitro production of pharmaceutical compounds in various species of Ammi, Bergenia, Canavalia, Capsicum, Cassia,
Cephaelis, Cornus, Cucurbita, Elettaria, Eupatorium,
Genipa, Gentiana, Gypsophila, Hygrophila, Leontopodium,
Nerium, Picrasma, Polygonum, Ptelea, Rheum, Scopolia,
Silene, Solanum, Strophanthus, Tagetes, Thymus, and Uncaria.
The potential role of biotechnology for industrial production is pointed out. This book is tailored to the need of advanced students, teachers and the research scientists in the area of plant biotechnology and bioengineering,
pharmacy, botany and tissue culture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783642770067
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	12/06/2011
Series:	Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry , #21
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
Pages:	443
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.53(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

I Ammi majus L. (Bishop’s Weed): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Coumarin Compounds.- 1 Introduction.- 2 In Vitro Approaches.- 3 Conclusions and Prospects.- 4 Prool.- References.- II Bergenia crassifolia (L.) Fritsch (Bergenia): Micropropagation and Arbutin Contents.- 1 Introduction.- 2 In Vitro Approaches.- 3 Conclusions and Prospectives.- References.- III Canavalia enisformis L. DC (Jackbean): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Canavanine.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Toxic Components of the Seed.- 3 Inactivation of Antimetabolites.- 4 Conventional Practices for Its Propagation.- 5 In Vitro Approaches.- 6 Conclusions and Prospects.- References.- IV Capsicum spp. (Peppers): In Vitro Production of Capsaicin.- 1 General Account.- 2 In Vitro Approaches.- 3 Conclusions and Prospects.- 4 Prool.- References.- V Cassia didymobotrya (Wild Senna): In Vitro Culture, Biotransformation and the Production of Secondary Metabolites.- 1 Introduction.- 2 In Vitro Approaches.- 3 Summary and Conclusion.- 4 Prool.- References.- VI Cephaelis ipecacuanha A. Richard (Brazilian Ipecac): Micropropagation and the Production of Emetine and Cephaeline.- 1 Introduction.- 2 In Vitro Approaches.- 3 Conclusions and Prospects.- 4 Prools for Micropropagation and Production of Alkaloids.- References.- VII Cornus officinalis: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Gallotannins.- 1 Introduction.- 2 In Vitro Approaches.- 3 Conclusions and Prospects.- References.- VIII Cucurbita pepo (Pumpkin): In Vitro Production of Ascorbate Oxidase.- 1 Introduction.- 2 In Vitro Culture.- 3 Conclusions and Prospects.- 4 Prool for Ascorbate Oxidase Production by Cultured Pumpkin Cells.- References.- IX Elettaria cardamomum Maton (Cardomom): Aromatic Compounds, in Vitro Culture Studies, and Clonal Propagation.- 1 General Account.- 2 Medicinal Importance and Secondary Metabolites.- 3 In Vitro Culture Studies.- 4 Conclusions.- 5 Prool for Callusing and Caulogenesis.- References.- X Eupatorium cannabinum L. (Hemp Agrimony): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Benzofurans.- 1 Introduction.- 2 In Vitro Approaches.- 3 Conclusions.- 4 Prool.- References.- XI Genipa americana L. (Marmalade Box): In Vitro Production of Iridoid Glucosides.- 1 General Account.- 2 In Vitro Approaches.- 3 Conclusions and Prospects for Commercial Use.- 4 Prool.- References.- XII Gentiana Species: In Vitro Culture, Regeneration, and Production of Secoiridoid Glucosides.- 1 Introduction.- 2 In Vitro Approaches.- 3 Prool.- 4 Conclusion and Prospects.- References.- XIII Gypsophila paniculata L. (Baby’s Breath): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Gypsogenin Saponins.- 1 General Account.- 2 In Vitro Culture of G. paniculata.- 3 Conclusions and Prospects.- 4 Prool.- References.- XIV Hygrophila erecta: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Verbascoside.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Distribution and Importance of the Plant.- 3 In Vitro Approaches.- 4 Conclusion.- 5 Prool.- References.- XV Leontopodium alpinum Cass. (Edelweiss): In Vitro Culture, Micropropagation, and the Production of Secondary Metabolites.- 1 Introduction.- 2 In Vitro Approaches.- 3 Conclusions and Prospects.- 4 Prool.- References.- XVI Nerium spp.: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Secondary Metabolites.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Main Components of Nerium spp..- 3 Cell Cultures of Nerium spp..- 4 Summary.- 5 Prool.- References.- XVII Picrasma quassioides Bennet (Japanese Quassia Tree): In Vitro Culture and Production of Quassin.- 1 Introduction.- 2 In Vitro Approaches.- 3 Summary and Conclusions.- References.- XVIII Polygonum hydropiper L. (Water Pepper): In Vitro Culture and the Production of the Aphid-Antifeedant Polygodial.- 1 General Account.- 2 Biotechnological Approaches.- 3 Conclusions.- 4 Prool.- References.- XIX Ptelea trifoliata (Quinine Tree, Hop Tree): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Alkaloids and Medicinal Compounds.- 1 Introduction.- 2 In Vitro Culture Approaches.- 3 Conclusions and Prospects.- 4 Prool.- References.- XX Rheum Species (Rhubarb): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Sennosides.- 1 Introduction.- 2 The Quantitative Analysis of Sennosides in Rhubarb by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC).- 3 Tissue Culture of Rhubarb for the Production of Sennosides.- 4 Summary and Conclusion.- References.- XXI Scopolia spp.: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Scopolamine and Hyoscyamine.- 1 Introduction.- 2 In Vitro Culture Studies.- 3 Prool.- 4 Conclusions and Prospects.- References.- XXII Silene alba (White Campion): In Vitro Culture and Benzylisoquinoline Alkaloids Biotransformation.- 1 Botany and Phyhemistry of Silene alba.- 2 In Vitro Approaches.- 3 Summary and Conclusions.- References.- XXIII Solanum dulcamara L. (Bittersweet): Accumulation of Steroidal Alkaloids in the Plant and in Different in Vitro Systems.- 1 Introduction.- 2 In Vitro Culture.- 3 Conclusion.- 4 Prool.- References.- XXIV Solanum glaucophyllum Desf. (Duraznillo Blanco): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Steroidal Secondary Metabolites.- 1 Introduction.- 2 In Vitro Approaches.- 3 Conclusions and Prospects.- 4 Prool.- References.- XXV Strophanthus Species (Members of the Dogbane Family): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Cardenolides.- 1 Introduction.- 2 In Vitro Approaches.- 3 Conclusions and Prospects.- 4 Prool.- References.- XXVI Tagetes spp. (Marigolds): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Thiophenes.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Characteristics of Tagetes Plants.- 3 Thiophenes.- 4 In Vitro Culture of Tagetes.- 5 Conclusions and Prospects.- References.- XXVII xThymus vulgaris L. (Thyme): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Secondary Metabolites.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Production of Secondary Metabolites in T. vulgaris L..- 3 Conclusions and Prospects.- References.- XXVIII Uncaria elliptica: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Epicatechin and Rutin.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Plant Propagation.- 3 Production of Rutin and (—)-Epicatechin.- 4 Establishment of Callus Culture and the Production of Rutin and Epicatechin.- 5 Summary and Conclusion.- References.