Medicinal and Aromatic Plants V [Paperback]

I Ajuga reptans (Bugle): In Vitro Production of Anthocyanins (With 12 Figures).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Secondary Metabolites in A. reptans Plants and Cell Cultures.- 3 Chemistry. Applications and In Vitro Production of Anthocyanins.- 4 In Vitro Production of Anthocyanins by A. reptans.- 5 Chemical Investigations of the Anthocyanins.- 6 PAL Activities in Callus Cultures.- 7 Conclusions and Prospects.- 8 Protocol.- References.- II Allium cepa L. (Onion): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Flavor (With 7 Figures).- 1 Introduction.- 2 Biosynthesis of Flavor Compounds.- 3 Release of Flavors.- 4 Initiation of Tissue Cultures of Onion.- 5 Production of Onion Flavor in Tissue Culture.- 6 Effect of Differentiation on Flavor Production.- 7 Cell Differentiation and Flavor Production.- 8 Conclusions.- References.- III Ambrosia tenuifolia Spreng (Altamisa): In. Vitro Culture and the Production of Psilostachyinolides (With 5 Figures).- 1 General Account.- 2 Callus Culture and Production of Psilostachyinolides.- 3 Summary and Conclusions.- 4 Protocol.- References.- IV Aspilia mossambicensis: In Vitro Propagation and Production of Antibiotic Polyacetylenes by Root Cultures (With 4 Figures).- 1 General Account.- 2 Materials and Methods.- 3 Results and Discussion.- 4 Summary and Conclusions.- References.- V Artemisia annua (Quing-Hao): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Artemisinin (With 5 Figures).- 1 General Account.- 2 Artemisinin Production.- 3 In Vitro Culture Studies.- 4 Conclusion.- 5 Protocol.- References.- VI Atractylodes spp.: In Vitro Culture and the Evaluation of Micropropagated Plants for Sesquiterpenes and Acetylenic Compounds (With 7 Figures).- 1 Introduction.- 2 In Vitro Propagation.- 3 Refrigerated Storage of Shoot Cultures.- 4 Summary.- 5 Protocol.- References.- VII Callitris spp. (Cypress Pine): In Vivo and In Vitro Accumulation of Podophyllotoxin and Other Secondary Metabolites (With 5 Figures).- 1 General Account.- 2 In Vitro Studies.- 3 Conclusions and ProslÔ