Medicinal Plant Biotechnology by Suman Chandra, Rajesh Arora,... - 9781845936785

Medicinal Plant BiotechnologyAuthor(s): Suman Chandra, Rajesh Arora, M Georgiev, Aakash Goyal, Renu Goyal, S Gupta, Suvi Hkkinen, Ionkova Iliana, Harish Joshi, Amit Kharkwal\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: CABI Publishing, United Kingdom\nImprint: CABI Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781845936785, 978-1845936785\nSynopsis\nThere have been rapid advances in the field of plant biotechnology in recent years, increasing the potential for medical application. Covering the latest advances in the use of plants to produce medicinal drugs and vaccines, this volume examines topics including plant tissue culture, secondary metabolite production, metabolomics and metabolic engineering, bioinformatics, molecular farming and future biotechnological directions, with contributors from key researchers in the field. Medicinal Plant Biotechnology is an essential text for researchers in plant biology and biotechnology, medical sciences and pharmacology.