High stability of the production of secondary metabolites is an interesting characteristic of
hairy root cultures. For 25 years, hairy roots have been investigated as a biological system …

While plants are an abundant source of valuable natural products, it is often challenging to
produce those products for commercial application. Often organic synthesis is too expensive …

Hairy root (HR) culture, a successful biotechnology combining in vitro tissue culture with
recombinant DNA machinery, is intended for the genetic improvement of plants. This …

In the past two decades, hairy root research for the production of important secondary
metabolites has received a lot of attention. The addition of knowledge to overcome the …

Camptothecin (CPT) belongs to a group of monoterpenoidindole alkaloids (TIAs) and its
derivatives such as irinothecan and topothecan have been widely used worldwide for the …

Plant-derived antioxidants are intrinsic components of human diet and factors implicated in
tolerance mechanisms against environmental stresses in both plants and humans. They are …

Medicinal plants produce a diverse group of phytocompounds like anthraquinones,
alkaloids, anthocyanins, flavonoids, saponins, and terpenes which are used in …

Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. is a highly important medicinal plant producing
anthraquinones (emodin and physcion) and phenolic compounds which has pharmaceutical …

Tagetes patula L.(Marigold) hairy roots were selected among few hairy root cultures from
other plants tested for the decolorization of Reactive Red 198. Hairy roots of Tagetes were …

Anthraquinones (AQs) are secondary metabolites widely distributed in nature. Interesting
applications of plant extracts containing AQs include the treatment of Hepatitis C and cancer …