Transgenic Medicinal Plants

Herausgegeben:Bajaj, Yashpal P. S.

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Produktbeschreibung

Comprising 26 chapters, this volume deals with the genetic transformation of medicinal plants. It describes methods to obtain plants resistant to insects, diseases, herbicides, and plants with an increased production of compounds of medicinal and pharmaceutical importance. The plant species included are Ajuga reptans, Anthemis nobilis, Astragalus spp., Atropa belladonna, Catharanthus roseus, Datura spp., Duboisia leichhardtii, Fagopyrum spp., Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Lobelia spp., Papaver somniferum, Panax ginseng, Peganum hamala, Perezia spp., Pimpinella anisum, Phyllanthus niruri, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Scoparia dulcis, Scutellaria baicalesis, Serratula tinctoria, Solanum aculeatissimum, Solanum commersonii, Swainsona galegifolia, tobacco, andVinca minor.
The book is of special interest to advanced students, teachers, and researchers in the fields of pharmacy, plant tissue culture, phytochemistry, molecular biology, biomedical engineering, and plant biotechnology in general.

Produktdetails

• Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry 45
• Verlag: Springer / Springer Berlin Heidelberg / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-642-63595-3
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
• Seitenzahl: 396
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 624g
• ISBN-13: 9783642635953
• ISBN-10: 3642635954
• Artikelnr.: 39495464

Inhaltsangabe

I Genetic Transformation of Medicinal Plants.- II Genetic Transformation of Ajuga reptans.- III Genetic Transformation of Anthemis nobilis L. (Roman Chamomile).- IV Genetic Transformation of Astragalus Species.- V Genetic Transformation of Atropa belladonna.- VI Genetic Transformation of Catharanthus roseus (Periwinkle).- VII Genetic Transformation of Datura Species.- VIII Genetic Transformation of Duboisia Species.- IX Genetic Transformation of Fagopyrum Species (Buckwheat).- X Genetic Transformation of Glycyrrhiza uralensis (Licorice) and Related Species.- XI Genetic Transformation in Lobelia Species.- XII Genetic Transformation of Papaver somniferum L. (Opium Poppy) for Production of Isoquinoline Alkaloids.- XIII Genetic Transformation of Panax ginseng (Ginseng).- XIV Genetic Transformation of Peganum harmala.- XV Genetic Transformation of Perezia Species.- XVI Genetic Transformation of Pimpinella anisum (Anise).- XVII Genetic Transformation of Phyllanthus niruri L. (P. amarus).- XVIII Genetic Transformation of Salvia miltiorrhiza.- XIX Genetic Transformation of Scoparia dulcis L..- XX Genetic Transformation of Scutellaria baicalensis.- XXI Genetic Transformation of Serratula tinctoria (Dyer's Savory) for Ecdysteroid Production.- XXII Genetic Transformation of Solanum aculeatissimum.- XXIII Genetic Transformation of Solanum commersonii Dun..- XXIV Genetic Transformation of Swainsona galegifolia (Darling Pea).- XXV Transgenic Tobacco: Gene Expression and Applications.- XXVI Genetic Transformation of Vinca minor L..