Root cultures, a boon for the production of valuable compounds: A comparative review

MJ Hussain, Y Abbas, N Nazli, S Fatima, S Drouet… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Medicinal plants are an inevitable source of pharmaceutical drugs and most of the world
population depends on these plants for health benefits. The increasing global demand for …

[HTML][HTML] Revisiting liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra L.) as anti-inflammatory, antivirals and immunomodulators: Potential pharmacological applications with mechanistic …

D Bisht, M Rashid, RKK Arya, D Kumar… - Phytomedicine Plus, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Glycyrrhiza glabra L.(G. glabra) commonly known as liquorice is one of
the highly exploited and utilized medicinal plant of the world. Since ancient times liquorice is …

Exogenous silicon alleviates drought stress in maize by improving growth, photosynthetic and antioxidant metabolism

J Xu, L Guo, L Liu - Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2022 - Elsevier
Extreme dry weather caused by global climate change will reduce the growth and yield of
plant crops. Silicon (Si) can improve plant growth and the resistance to various stresses …

The role of phytochemicals in sepsis: A mechanistic and therapeutic perspective

B Alikiaii, M Bagherniya, G Askari, TP Johnston… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Sepsis and septic shock are still a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in intensive care
units worldwide. Sepsis is an uncontrolled and excessive response of the innate immune …

Plant in vitro Culture Technologies; A Promise Into Factories of Secondary Metabolites Against COVID-19

T Khan, MA Khan, K Karam, N Ullah… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The current pandemic has caused chaos throughout the world. While there are few vaccines
available now, there is the need for better treatment alternatives in line with preventive …

Specialized metabolites and valuable molecules in crop and medicinal plants: The evolution of their use and strategies for their production

V D'Amelia, T Docimo, C Crocoll, MM Rigano - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plants naturally produce a terrific diversity of molecules, which we exploit for promoting our
overall well-being. Plants are also green factories. Indeed, they may be exploited to …

Production of plant bioactive triterpenoid saponins: from metabolites to genes and back

YV da Silva Magedans, MA Phillips… - Phytochemistry Reviews, 2021 - Springer
Saponins are specialized plant terpenoids derived from the mevalonic acid pathway.
Triterpenoid saponin cores are decorated with sugar residues, conferring a highly …

Enhancement of phytosterol and triterpenoid production in plant hairy root cultures—simultaneous stimulation or competition?

A Rogowska, A Szakiel - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plant in vitro cultures, including hairy roots, can be applied for controlled production of
valuable natural products, such as triterpenoids and sterols. These compounds originate …

Isolation and characterization of a novel xanthone from the hairy root cultures of Swertia chirayita (Roxb.) H. Karst. and its biological activity

G Mahendran, N Verma, S Singh, S Parveen… - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Swertia chirayita (Roxb.) H. Karst. is a well-documented traditional plant used to
cure liver diseases, malaria fever, jaundice, hepatitis and diabetes. Xanthones are produced …

Medicinally important plant roots and their role in nanoparticles synthesis and applications

YH Gonfa, FB Tessema, MG Tadesse… - … from medicinal plants, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
Withania somnifera, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Raphanus sativus, and Zingiber officinale are
known medicinal plants whose roots are widely used in traditional medicine. Root extracts of …