Abstract The genus Plumbago (family Plumbaginaceae), commonly known as leadwort, is a
sub-tropical shrub that produces secondary metabolite plumbagin, which is employed by …

A large number of plant species from several families have been successfully transformed
by Agrobacterium rhizogenes and established in culture. In contrast to normal roots, the Ri …

Castilleja tenuiflora is a highly valued medicinal plant that grows in pine–oak woods in
Mexico. In this study, we identified for the first time verbascoside and isoverbascoside as the …

Abstract The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula J. Ellis) is a carnivorous plant able to
synthesize large amounts of phenolic compounds, such as phenylpropanoids, flavonoids …

This study aimed to improve rosmarinic acid (RA) production in the whole plant culture of
Solenostemon scutellarioides through elicitation. Amongst selected elicitors methyl …

Encapsulation technology is an upcoming powerful tool for plant propagation and
germplasm conservation. It is expected to impact exchange of plant materials among …

The genus Verbascum, belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae, has a significant center of
diversity in Iran. Two of its species, V. erianthum and V. stachydiforme, originate in the …

Abstract Acmella oleraceae (L.) RK Jansen (Asteraceae) is a therapeutically important
medicinal plant used in traditional systems of medicine. Present study was undertaken to …

Biosynthesis of plumbagin using hairy root cultures of Plumbago rosea L. can be made
economical only by scaling-up cultures in suitable vessels under conditions optimal for …

Plants are an important resource for many novel bio-active compounds. As plant-derived
compounds exhibit wide-ranging therapeutic and pharmaceutical properties with limited …