Medicinal and Aromatic Plants III [Paperback]

I Atropa belladonna L.: In Vitro Culture, Regeneration of Plants, Cryopreservation and the Production of Tropane Alkaloids.- 1 Introduction.- 2 In Vitro Culture Studies.- 3 Summary and Conclusions.- References.- II Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) K. & R.: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Secondary Metabolites.- 1 Introduction.- 2 In Vitro Approaches.- 3 Conclusions and Prospects.- 4 Protocol.- References.- III Ailanthus altissima (the Tree of Heaven): In Vitro Culture and the Formation of Alkaloids and Quassinoids.- 1 Introduction.- 2 In Vitro Approaches.- 3 Conclusions.- References.- IV Aconitum spp. (Monkshood): Somatic Embryogenesis, Plant Regeneration, and the Production of Aconitine and Other Alkaloids.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Somatic Embryogenesis and Plant Regeneration from Anthers.- 3 Clonal Propagation by Tip Tissue Culture.- 4 Analysis of Aconitine-Type Alkaloids.- 5 Conclusion.- 6 Protocol.- References.- V Apium graveolens L. (Celery): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Flavors.- 1 Occurrence and Importance of Celery.- 2 Composition of Celery Essential Oil.- 3 Extraction and Separation of Celery Essential Oil.- 4 Tissue Culture of Celery.- 5 Production of Flavor Compounds in Celery Tissue Cultures.- 6 Conclusions.- 7 Protocol for Extraction of Essential Oil from Celery.- References.- VI Aloe barbadensis Mill. (A. vera L.).- 1 General Account.- 2 In Vitro Approaches.- 3 Conclusions and Prospects.- References.- VII Akebia quinata Decne (Akebi): In Vitro Culture and the Formation of Secondary Metabolites.- 1 Introduction.- 2 In Vitro Approaches.- 3 Conclusion.- 4 Protocol.- References.- VIII Bidens alba (Smooth Beggar-Tick) and Bidens pilosa (Hairy Beggar-Tick).- 1 Introduction.- 2 In Vitro Approaches.- 3 Conclusions and Prospects.- References.- IX Carthamus tinctorius L. (Safflower): Production of Vitamin E in Cell Cultures.- 1 Introduction.- 2 In Vitro Culture of Safflower.- 3 Growth and Tocopherol Production in Safflower Cell Cultures.- 4 Metaboll31