Medicinal plants are rich sources of bioactive compounds widely used as medicaments, food additives, perfumes, and agrochemicals. These secondary compounds are produced under stress conditions to carry out physiological tasks in plants. Secondary metabolites have a complex chemical structure with pharmacological properties. The widespread use of these metabolites in a lot of industrial sectors has raised the need to increase the production of secondary metabolites. Biotechnological methods of cell culture allow the conservation of plants, as well as the improvement of metabolite biosynthesis and the possibility to modify the synthesis pathways. The objective of this review is to outline the applications of different in vitro culture systems with previously reported relevant examples for the optimal production of plant-derived secondary metabolites.

Biotechnology and In Vitro Culture as an Alternative System for Secondary Metabolite Production / Mohaddab, M.; El Goumi, Y.; Gallo, M.; Montesano, D.; Zengin, G.; Bouyahya, A.; Fakiri, M.. - In: MOLECULES. - ISSN 1420-3049. - 27:22(2022), p. 8093. [10.3390/molecules27228093]

Biotechnology and In Vitro Culture as an Alternative System for Secondary Metabolite Production

Gallo M.
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2022

Abstract

Medicinal plants are rich sources of bioactive compounds widely used as medicaments, food additives, perfumes, and agrochemicals. These secondary compounds are produced under stress conditions to carry out physiological tasks in plants. Secondary metabolites have a complex chemical structure with pharmacological properties. The widespread use of these metabolites in a lot of industrial sectors has raised the need to increase the production of secondary metabolites. Biotechnological methods of cell culture allow the conservation of plants, as well as the improvement of metabolite biosynthesis and the possibility to modify the synthesis pathways. The objective of this review is to outline the applications of different in vitro culture systems with previously reported relevant examples for the optimal production of plant-derived secondary metabolites.
2022
Biotechnology and In Vitro Culture as an Alternative System for Secondary Metabolite Production / Mohaddab, M.; El Goumi, Y.; Gallo, M.; Montesano, D.; Zengin, G.; Bouyahya, A.; Fakiri, M.. - In: MOLECULES. - ISSN 1420-3049. - 27:22(2022), p. 8093. [10.3390/molecules27228093]
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