Plant cell reactors—A perspective
1989; Elsevier BV; Volume: 11; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0141-0229(89)90132-4
ISSN1879-0909
AutoresAmulya K. Panda, Saroj Mishra, Virendra S. Bisaria, Sant S. Bhojwani,
Tópico(s)Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
ResumoThe potential of plant cell culture for the production of commercially valuable secondary metabolites is reviewed. The techniques employed for large-scale plant cell suspension culture are largely those developed for microbial culture, so the basic characteristics of the two types of culture are compared. Technological problems associated with plant cell culture—mixing, oxygen transfer, and cell aggregation and adhesion—are then considered in detail. Various bioreactors currently used for plant cell cultivation are analyzed according to the dynamics of growth and product formation in microbial systems exhibiting no cellular differentiation. Criteria for choosing a bioreactor type for optimal growth and metabolite production are also discussed. Finally a brief economic outlook and future prospects for plant cell culture processes are presented.
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