Natural products from plant cell cultures

Progress in Drug Research

Volumn 65, Issue , 2008, Pages 330-370

  McCoy, Elizabeth ^a   O'Connor, Sarah E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANTHOCYANIN; ARTEMISININ; BACCATIN III; BERBERINE DERIVATIVE; BETACYANIN; CAMPTOTHECIN; COCAINE; DOCETAXEL; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; GERANIOL; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; JASMONIC ACID METHYL ESTER; MORPHINE; NATURAL PRODUCT; PACLITAXEL; PLANT EXTRACT; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; QUININE; ROSMARINIC ACID; SCOPOLAMINE; SHIKONIN; TAXANE DERIVATIVE; TERPENE DERIVATIVE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VANILLIN; VINBLASTINE; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; DRUG;

ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT CELL CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; CELL LINE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL LINE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PLANTS;

EID: 38449108730     PISSN: 0071786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7643-8117-2_9     Document Type: Review

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