Plant cell cultures: Chemical factories of secondary metabolites.

Ramachandra Rao, S. and Ravishankar, G. A. (2002) Plant cell cultures: Chemical factories of secondary metabolites. Biotechnology Advances, 20 (2). pp. 101-153.

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Abstract

This review deals with the production of high-value secondary metabolites including pharmaceuticals and food additives through plant cell cultures, shoot cultures, root cultures and transgenic roots obtained through biotechnological means. Plant cell and transgenic hairy root cultures are promising potential alternative sources for the production of high-value secondary metabolites of industrial importance. Recent developments in transgenic research have opened up the possibility of the metabolic engineering of biosynthetic pathways to produce high-value secondary metabolites. The production of the pungent food additive capsaicin, the natural colour anthocyanin and the natural flavour vanillin is described in detail.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Secondary metabolites; Pharmaceuticals; Plant cell cultures; Hairy root cultures; Biotransformation; Immobilization
Subjects:	500 Natural Sciences and Mathematics > 10 Plants > 01 Plant Cell
Divisions:	Plant Cell Biotechnology
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	19 Aug 2008 10:43
Last Modified:	28 Dec 2011 09:48
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/4868

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