Cambial meristematic cells: a platform for the production of plant natural products

N Biotechnol. 2015 Dec 25;32(6):581-7. doi: 10.1016/j.nbt.2015.02.003. Epub 2015 Feb 14.

Abstract

Plant cell culture constitutes a sustainable, controllable and environmentally friendly tool to produce natural products for the pharmaceutical, cosmetic and industrial biotechnology industries. However, there are significant obstacles to the commercial synthesis of high value chemicals from plant culture including low yields, performance instability, slow plant cell growth, industrial scale-up and downstream processing. Cambial meristematic cells constitute a platform to ameliorate many of these potential problems enabling the commercial production of high value chemicals.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Batch Cell Culture Techniques
  • Biological Products / isolation & purification*
  • Biological Products / metabolism*
  • Cambium / cytology*
  • Cambium / physiology*
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Genetic Enhancement / methods*
  • Ginsenosides / isolation & purification
  • Ginsenosides / metabolism*

Substances

  • Biological Products
  • Ginsenosides