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| Terryn, N.; Van Montagu, M.; Inzé, D.; Goossens, A.. |
| Plants produce a wide range of secondary compounds, also referred to as natural products, which may have important functions in the plants adaptation to specific ecological niches or its responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. Some of these secondary metabolites turn out to be beneficial for humans as pharmaceuticals. Because of their unique and often complex chemical structures, synthesis of these natural compounds is frequently unfeasible or not economically justified. Therefore, many secondary metabolites are still extracted from whole plants. However, they are often produced only in certain tissues, at specific developmental stages or they are present in low concentrations. The possibility of growing medicinal plants, either as a whole, or as a... |
| Tipo: Conference proceedings |
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| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://library.wur.nl/ojs/index.php/frontis/article/view/1240 |
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