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