Plant Tissue Culture and Its Bio-technological Application: Proceedings of the First International Congress on Medicinal Plant Research, Section B, held at the University of Munich, Germany September 6–10, 1976

Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Recent Advances in the Production of Medicinal Substances by Plant Cell Cultures....Pages 3-16
Production of Natural Substances by Plant Cell Cultures Described in Japanese Patents....Pages 17-26
Formation of the Indole Alkaloids Serpentine and Ajmalicine in Cell Suspension Cultures of Catharanthus roseus ....Pages 27-43
Cardiac Glycosides in Cell Cultures of Digitalis ....Pages 44-51
Front Matter....Pages 53-53
The Common and Unusual Lipids of Plant Cell Cultures....Pages 55-65
Biosynthesis of Mevalonoid-Derived Compounds in Cell Cultures....Pages 66-75
Current Problems in the Regulation of Nitrogen Metabolism in Plant Cell Cultures....Pages 76-84
Improvement of Growth Rates of Plant Cell Cultures....Pages 85-94
Regulatory Aspects of Phenylpropanoid Biosynthesis in Cell Cultures....Pages 95-111
Selection and Characterization of Biochemical Mutants....Pages 112-122
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
Biotransformation of Cardiac Glycosides by Plant Cell Cultures....Pages 125-141
Metabolism of Steroids in Plant Tissue Cultures....Pages 142-150
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
Catabolism of Endogenous and Exogenous Compounds by Plant Cell Cultures....Pages 153-171
Enzymological Aspects of Flavonoid Catabolism in Plant Cell Cultures....Pages 172-177
Metabolism of Xenobiotics by Plant Cell Cultures....Pages 178-196
Uptake and Metabolism of Aldrin in Plant Tissue Cultures....Pages 197-203
Catabolism of γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane (Lindane) by Plants and Cell Cultures, a Comparison....Pages 204-210
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
Plating of Plant Cells....Pages 213-225
The Freeze-Preservation of Plant Cell Cultures....Pages 226-244
Cultivation of Plant Tissue Cultures in Bioreactors and Formation of Secondary Metabolites....Pages 245-252
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
Growth of Cell Cultures Under Chemostat Conditions....Pages 253-265
Radioimmuno-Screening Methods for Secondary Plant Products....Pages 266-277
RIA-Test of Digitalis Plants and Tissue Cultures....Pages 278-284
Front Matter....Pages 285-285
Somatic Cell Hybridization by Protoplast Fusion and Morphogenesis....Pages 287-301
Protoplasts in Studies of Cell Genetics and Morphogenesis....Pages 302-312
Technical Advances in Protoplast Isolation and Cultivation....Pages 313-322
On Some Selected Problems and Results Concerning Culture and Genetic Modification of Higher Plant Protoplasts....Pages 323-333
Theoretical Aspects of Haploid Techniques....Pages 334-340
Potential from Haploid and Possible Use in Agriculture....Pages 341-352
Front Matter....Pages 353-353
Basic Aspects of Differentiation and Plant Regeneration from Cell and Tissue Cultures....Pages 355-366
Regulation of Morphogenesis....Pages 367-385
Regeneration of Virus-free Potato from Tissue Culture....Pages 386-391
Clonal Crops Through Tissue Culture....Pages 392-403
Application of Tissue Culture for Plant Improvement....Pages 404-413
Back Matter....Pages 415-422