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Biotechnology for Medicinal Plants

Micropropagation and Improvement

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  • Latest advances in the use of plants to produce medicinal drugs
  • Internationally reputed and well known authors
  • For researchers in plant biology, biotechnology, medical sciences, pharmaceutical biotechnology and pharmacology
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Plant-based medicines play an important role in all cultures, and have been indispensable in maintaining health and combating diseases. The identification of active principles and their molecular targets from traditional medicine provides an enormous opportunity for drug development. Using modern biotechnology, plants with specific chemical compositions can be mass propagated and genetically improved for the extraction of bulk active pharmaceuticals. Although there has been significant progress in the use of biotechnology, using tissue cultures and genetic transformation to investigate and alter pathways for the biosynthesis of target metabolites, there are many challenges involved in bringing plants from the laboratory to successful commercial cultivation. This book presents the latest advances in the development of medicinal drugs, including topics such as plant tissue cultures, secondary metabolite production, metabolomics, metabolic engineering, bioinformatics and future biotechnological directions.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , National Center for Natural Product Rese, University of Mississippi, University, USA

    Suman Chandra

  • Nat Center Natural Product Research, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, UNIVERSITY, USA

    HEMANT LATA

  • Amity Institute of Microbial Sciences, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India

    Ajit Varma

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Biotechnology for Medicinal Plants

  • Book Subtitle: Micropropagation and Improvement

  • Editors: Suman Chandra, HEMANT LATA, Ajit Varma

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29974-2

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-29973-5Published: 10 August 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-43054-1Published: 20 September 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-29974-2Published: 10 August 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 464

  • Topics: Plant Physiology, Cell Culture, Biotechnology, Pharmacology/Toxicology

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