Editor: Ilkay E. Orhan

Biotechnological Production of Plant Secondary Metabolites

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ISBN: 978-1-60805-410-7 (Print)
ISBN: 978-1-60805-114-4 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2012
DOI: 10.2174/97816080511441120101

Introduction

Modern techniques have been developed to overcome problems associated with the extraction of natural products from plants. These techniques include production of secondary metabolites by biotechnological methods such as plant tissue culture and microbial biotransformation of natural substances. Such methods have led to an increased yield of secondary metabolite amount, the discovery of new biochemical derivatives and agricultural development. For instance, use of these techniques in agricultural area have led to some beneficial traits such as formation of new varieties of known plant species, better crop quality, higher yield, better nutritive properties, more resistant species to insects and pests. Microbial biotransformation is beneficial in plant secondary metabolite production and derivatization (chemical modification of any compound made by a microorganism) and is chiefly applicable to several varieties of terpenes and steroids. This E-book demonstrates recent developments in this field. It will be of particular interest to the professionals in pharmaceutical and biotechnological industries, as well as natural product chemists, medicinal chemists, plant biochemists, and molecular biologists.

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Contributors

Editor(s):
Ilkay E. Orhan
Eastern Mediterranean University, Gazimagosa (Famagusta), The Northern Cyprus & Gazi University
Ankara
Turkey




Contributor(s):
N. Albarello
Núcleo de Biotecnologia Vegetal
Universidade do Estado do
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil


M.A.M. Aly
Department of Arid Land Agriculture, and Department of Agribusiness, Faculty of Food and Agriculture
United Arab Emirates University
P.O. Box 17555
Al Ain
UAE


N.L. Andreazza
Curso de Farmácia, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal
Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), C.P. 6109
Campinas
SP, 13083-970
Brazil


A.C. Aprotosoaie
Faculty of Pharmacy
Gr. T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Iasi
Romania


A. Ata
Department of Chemistry
The University of Winnipeg
515 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg
MB, R3B 2E
Canada


J. Barar
Research Centre for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology and School of Advanced Biomedical Sciences
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Tabriz
Iran


A. Basarir
Department of Arid land Agriculture, and Department of Agribusiness
Faculty of Food and Agriculture , United Arab Emirates University
Al Ain, P.O. Box 17555
UAE


K. Bermúdez-Torres
Departamento de Biotecnología
P. O. Box 24, 62730, Yautepec
Morelos
México


T. Carvalho de Castro
Núcleo de Biotecnologia Vegetal
Universidade do Estado do
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil


O.A. Castellanos-Hernández
Centro Universitario de la Ciénega
Universidad de Guadalajara
Av. Universidad 1115, Col. Lindavista, CP 47810, Ocotlán
Jalisco
México


H. Cölgecen
Department of Biology
Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Faculty of Arts and Science
Zonguldak
İncivez, 67100
Turkey


C.L. Del Toro-Sánchez
Centro Universitario de la Ciénega
Universidad de Guadalajara
Av. Universidad 1115, Col. Lindavista, CP 47810, Ocotlán
Jalisco
CP, 47810
México


D.A. Dias
Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Via do Café, s/n
Ribeirão Preto
SP, 14040-903
Brazil


S.C. França
Unidade de Biotecnologia
Universidade de Ribeirão Preto (UNAERP)
Ribeirão Preto
SP, 14096-900
Brazil


M. Gutiérrez-Lomelí
Centro Universitario de la Ciéneg
Universidad de Guadalajara
Av. Universidad 1115, Col. Lindavista, Ocotlán
Jalisco
CP, 47810
México


M. Hancianu
Faculty of Pharmacy
Gr. T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Iasi
Romania


S. Harput
Department of Pharmacognosy
Hacettepe University, Faculty of Pharmacy
Ankara, 06100
Turkey


S. Khani
Research Centre for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Tabriz
Iran


U. Koca
Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy
Gazi University
Ankara, 06330
Turkey


A.R. López-Laredo
Departamento de Biotecnología
Centro de Desarrollo de Productos Bióticos, Instituto Politécnico Nacional
P. O. Box 24, Yautepec
Morelos, 62730
México


E. Mansur
Núcleo de Biotecnologia Vegetal
Universidade do Estado do
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil


A. Movafeghi
Research Centre for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology and Plant Biology Department
Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz
Tabriz
Iran


Y. Omidi
Research Centre for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology and School of Advanced Biomedical Sciences
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Tabriz
Iran


A.C.R.F. Pascoal
Curso de Farmácia, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal
Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), C.P. 6109
Campinas
SP, 13083-970
Brazil


P.S. Pereira
Unidade de Biotecnologia
Universidade de Ribeirão Preto (UNAERP)
Ribeirão Preto
SP, 14096-900
Brazil


N. Reheman
Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy
Gazi University
Ankara, 06330
Turkey


A. Rodríguez-Sahagún
Centro Universitario de la Ciénega
Universidad de Guadalajara
Av. Universidad 1115, Col. Lindavista, , Ocotlán
Jalisco
CP, 47810
México


G. Rosas-Romero
Departamento de Biotecnología
Centro de Desarrollo de Productos Bióticos, Instituto Politécnico Nacional
P. O. Box 24, , Yautepec
Morelos, 62730
México


M.J. Salvador
Curso de Farmácia, Departamento de Biologia Vegetal
Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), C.P. 6109
P. O. Box 24, Yautepec
Campinas
SP, 13083-970
Brazil


C. Simões
Núcleo de Biotecnologia Vegetal
Universidade do Estado do
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil


I.I. Tatli
Department of Pharmaceutical Botany
Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University
Ankara, 06100
Turkey


A. Tosun
Department of Pharmacognosy
Faculty of Pharmacy, Ankara University
Ankara, 06100
Turkey


G. Trejo-Tapia
Departamento de Biotecnología
Centro de Desarrollo de Productos Bióticos, Instituto Politécnico Nacional
P. O. Box 24, Yautepec
Morelos, 62730
México


A. Zamilpa
Centro de Investigación Biomédica del Sur
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
Argentina No. 1, Xochitepec
Morelos, 62790
México


O.L.A.D. Zucchi
Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Via do Café, s/n
Ribeirão Preto
SP, 14040-903
Brazil




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