Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, 2 Volume Set

Prof. Oliver Kayser studied pharmacy at the University Munster. He received his PhD and his postdoctoral qualification (Habilitation) from the Free University Berlin in 1997 and 2003. In 2004 he was appointed Assistant Professor at the University Groningen for Pharmaceutical Biology. His research interests are phytochemstry, combinatorial biosynthesis and plant biotechnology. He has published more than 100 peer reviewed papers and proceedings and has authored and edited 5 books. Professor Wim Quax is head of the laboratory of pharmaceutical biology in the Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy in the Netherlands. He has published more than 70 peer reviewed papers, and is member of numerous scientific organisations and committees.

• LINKING PLANTS, GENES AND BIOTECHNOLOGYTracks and traits of medical plant biotechnolonogyMetabolomics in plant biotechnologyHPLC-NMR techniques for plant extract analysisPlant associated microorganisms (endophytes) as a new source of bioacative natural productsDNA profiling of plantsBioprospection - search for bioactive lead structures from natureBiotechnological production of anticancer drugsGENETIC MODIFICATIONS, TRANSGENIC PLANTS AND POTENTIAL OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN GENETECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGYPlant biotechnologyBiotechnological methods for selection of hifg yield cell lines and production of secondary metabolites in medicinal plantsImpact of whole genome and EST database on the study of plant metabolismBiotechnology of Solanaceae alkaloids - a model or an industrial perspective?Plant cell cultures of plants from TaiwanCombinatorial biosynthesisPlantibodiesGlycosilation of recombinant proteins in PlantsMedicinally used transgenic plantsPLANTS AS DRUG FACTORIESIntellectual property protection of plant biotechnologyBreeding of medicinal plantsCamptothecin production in cell cultures of O. speciesPlant biochemistry and biotechnology of flavour compounds and essential oilsGingko biloba and production of secondary metabolitesPaclitaxel production in plant cell culturesProduction of artemisinin in a bioreactor

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