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Ochrosia spp.: In Vitro Production of Ellipticine, an Antitumor Agent

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Book cover Medicinal and Aromatic Plants I

Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry ((AGRICULTURE,volume 4))

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In recent years a worldwide search has been made for anti-cancerous agents of plant origin. As a result of these investigations, a large number of plant products have been identified as antineoplastic agents (see Chap. II.1, this Vol.). However, in general, growth of these plants is slow and concentration of the compounds is extremely low. Furthermore, in some cases, it is difficult to obtain sufficient biomass because of the low propagation rate and the danger of extinguishing the plant species itself.

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  1. Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Tours, F-37042, Tours Cedex, France

    J. C. Chénieux, E. G. Ramawat & M. Rideau

  2. Department of Botany, University of Jodhpur, Jodhpur, 342001, India

    E. G. Ramawat

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Chénieux, J.C., Ramawat, E.G., Rideau, M. (1988). Ochrosia spp.: In Vitro Production of Ellipticine, an Antitumor Agent. In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Medicinal and Aromatic Plants I. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73026-9_24

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