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Studies on Plant Tissue Culture — Synthesis and Biosynthesis of Biologically Active Substances
The plant kingdom has provided literally thousands of natural products with widely diverse chemical structures and a vast array of biological... -
Celastraceae + Hippocrateaceae
In jüngster Zeit werden die zwei Familien vielfach in einer vereinigt (z. B. Airy Shaw 1973; Takhtajan 1980; Dahlgren 1983; Thorne 1983; [1, 2]).... -
Pharmacologically Active Secondary Metabolites from Wood
Plant-derived drugs are of major importance to the health and well-being of mankind. Although many of these useful drugs have been synthesized, very... -
Terpenoids
The term “Terpen” (English, “terpene”) is attributed to Kekule (171, vol. 1:15–83) who coined it to describe C10H18 hydrocarbons occurring in... -
Antitumor Compounds: Production by Plant Cell Cultures
There are a wide variety of antitumor compounds from higher plants which can be developed for clinical medicines (Table 1). However, the levels of... -
Accumulation of Antineoplastic Agents by Plant Tissue Cultures
It is self-evident that the ultimate objective of the research on production of useful metabolites by plant tissue cultures is the industrial... -
Production of useful plant metabolites
With the advance of biotechnology, research on plant tissue cultures is becoming more active not only in academic institutions but also in industry.... -
The recycling air lift transfer fermenter for plant cells
Suspension cultures of Triptergium wildordii require oxygen at a rate of 3.2 to 0.8 uL of oxygen/mg dry wt of cells/hr. A recycling air lift...
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Antitumor Agents from Higher Plants
Various plant preparations have been recommended for treatment of warts, tumors and cancerous growths throughout recorded history. In a classic... -
Stereoselective Synthesis and Reactions of a Diol-Epoxide Derived from Benzo[a]pyrene
In the course of examining the metabolism-induced binding of benzo[a]pyrene (BP) to DNA in the presence of active liver microsomes, Borgen et al. (1)... -
Advances in the Chemistry of Tumor-Inhibitory Natural Products
The discovery of the antileukemic activity of nitrogen mustard in the 1940’s is considered by many to have been the start of modern cancer...