Like the previous nine volumes published between 1988 and 1996, __Medicinal____and____Aromatic____Plants X__ is unique in its approach. It comprises 22 chapters dealing with the distribution, importance, conventional propagation, micropropagation, tissue culture studies, and the in vitro production of important medicinal and pharmaceutical compounds in various species of __Actinidia__, __Alkanna__, __Arnebia__, __Campanula__, __Catharanthus__, __Centella__, __Chenopodium__, __Cornus__, __Cyanara__, __Ephedra__, __Euglena__, __Haplophyllum__, __Morus__, __Oenothera__, __Otacanthus__, __Oxalis__, __Polypodium__, __Rosmarinus__, __Sesamum__, __Solanum__, __Taxus__, and __Tephrosia__. This book is tailored to the needs of advanced students, teachers, and research scientists in the field of pharmacy, plant tissue culture, phytochemistry, biochemical engineering, and plant biotechnology in general. Front Matter....Pages I-XX Actinidia polygama (Japanese name Matatabi): In Vitro Culture, Micropropagation, and the Production of Monoterpenes and Triterpenoids....Pages 1-13 Alkanna tinctoria T. (Alkanets): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Alkannin and Other Secondary Metabolites....Pages 14-27 Arnebia euchroma : In Vitro Culture and the Production of Shikonin and Other Secondary Metabolites....Pages 28-44 Campanula (Bellflower) Species: In Vitro Culture, Micropropagation, and the Production of Anthocyanins, Polyacetylenes, and Other Secondary Metabolites....Pages 45-66 Catharanthus roseus (Periwinkle): In Vitro Culture, and High-Level Production of Arbutin by Biotransformation....Pages 67-80 Centella asiatica (L.) Urban, (Pennywort): Cell Culture, Production of Terpenoids, and Biotransformation Capacity....Pages 81-96 Chenopodium album L. (Fat Hen): In Vitro Cell Culture, and Production of Secondary Metabolites (Phytosterols and Ecdysteroids)....Pages 97-112 Cornus kousa (Dogwood): In Vitro Culture, and the Production of Tannins and Other Phenolic Compounds....Pages 113-131 Cynara cardunculus subsp. flavescens (Cardoon): In Vitro Culture, and the Production of Cyprosins —Milk-Clotting Enzymes....Pages 132-153 X Ephedra Species: In Vitro Culture, Micropropagation, and the Production of Ephedrine and Other Alkaloids....Pages 154-193 Euglena gracilis Z: Biotransformation of Terpenoids and Related Compounds....Pages 194-237 Haplophyllum patavinum (L.) G. Don fil. (Paduan rue): In Vitro Regeneration, and the Production of Coumarin Compounds....Pages 238-260 Morus Species (Mulberry): In Vitro Culture, Micropropagation, and the Formation of Mulberrofuran, Kuwanol, and Other Secondary Metabolites....Pages 261-285 Oenothera Species (Evening Primrose): In Vitro Regeneration, Production of Flavonoids, Fatty Acids, and Other Secondary Metabolites....Pages 286-304 Otacanthus Species: In Vitro Culture, Plant Propagation, and the Production of Essential Oil....Pages 305-319 Oxalis Species: In Vitro Culture, Micropropagation, and the Formation of Anthocyanins....Pages 320-332 Polypodium vulgare L. (Wood Fern): In Vitro Cultures and the Production of Phytoecdysteroids....Pages 333-348 Rosmarinus officinalis L. (Rosemary): In Vitro Culture, Regeneration of Plants, and the Level of Essential Oil and Monoterpenoid Constituents....Pages 349-365 Sesamum indicum L. (Sesame): In Vitro Culture, and the Production of Naphthoquinone and Other Secondary Metabolites....Pages 366-393 Solanum mammosum L. (Terong Susu): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Steroidal Alkaloids and Other Secondary Metabolites....Pages 394-414 Taxus Species (Yew): In Vitro Culture, and the Production of Taxol and Other Secondary Metabolites....Pages 415-442 Tephrosia vogelii Hook f.: In Vitro Culture, and the Production of Rotenoids and Other Secondary Metabolites....Pages 443-455 Back Matter....Pages 457-460 Like the previous nine volumes published between 1988 and 1996, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants X is unique in its approach. It comprises 22 chapters dealing with the distribution, importance, conventional propagation, micropropagation, tissue culture studies, and the in vitro production of important medicinal and pharmaceutical compounds in various species of Actinidia , Alkanna , Arnebia , Campanula , Catharanthus , Centella , Chenopodium , Cornus , Cyanara , Ephedra , Euglena , Haplophyllum , Morus , Oenothera , Otacanthus , Oxalis , Polypodium , Rosmarinus , Sesamum , Solanum , Taxus , and Tephrosia . This book is tailored to the needs of advanced students, teachers, and research scientists in the field of pharmacy, plant tissue culture, phytochemistry, biochemical engineering, and plant biotechnology in general.
