Medicinal plant biotechnology
There have been rapid advances in the field of plant biotechnology in recent years, increasing the potential for medical application. Covering the latest advances in the use of plants to produce medicinal drugs and vaccines, this volume examines topics including plant tissue culture, secondary metab...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Wallingford, U. K.; Cambridge, Massachusetts :
CAB International ,
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| Summary: | There have been rapid advances in the field of plant biotechnology in recent years, increasing the potential for medical application. Covering the latest advances in the use of plants to produce medicinal drugs and vaccines, this volume examines topics including plant tissue culture, secondary metabolite production, metabolomics and metabolic engineering, bioinformatics, molecular farming and future biotechnological directions, with contributors from key researchers in the field |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 357 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1845936787 (hardback : alk. paper) 1845936922 (ebook) 9781845936785 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781845936921 (ebook) |