Role of biotechnology in medicinal plants

L. Tripathi,Jaindra Nath Tripathi

Published 2005 in Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

ABSTRACT

Medicinal plants are the most important source of life saving drugs for the majority of the world's population. The biotechnological tools are important to select, multiply and conserve the critical genotypes of medicinal plants. In-vitro regeneration holds tremendous potential for the production of high-quality plant-based medicine. Cryopreservation is long-term conservation method in liquid nitrogen and provides an opportunity for conservation of endangered medicinal plants. In-vitro production of secondary metabolites in plant cell suspension cultures has been reported from various medicinal plants. Bioreactors are the key step towards commercial production of secondary metabolites by plant biotechnology. Genetic transformation may be a powerful tool for enhancing the productivity of novel secondary metabolites; especially by Agrobacterium rhizogenes induced hairy roots. This article discusses the applications of biotechnology for regeneration and genetic transformation for enhancement of secondary metabolite production in-vitro from medicinal plants. Key words: Bioreactors; genetic transformation; regeneration; secondary metabolites Abbreviations: BA: 6-Benzylaminopurine; TDZ: 1-Phenyl-3-(1,2,3-thiadiazol-5-yl) urea; NAA: a-Naphthaleneacetic acid; IAA: Indole-3 acetic acid; 2iP: 6-(g-Dimethylallylamino) purine; 2,4-D: 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid; GA3: Gibberellic acid Trop J Pharm Res , December 2003; 2(2): 243-253

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    2005

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    Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

  • Publication date

    2005-05-23

  • Fields of study

    Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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