Plants as a Promising Biofactory for Bioactive Compounds

• Other Authors: Xu, Jianfeng (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; Biotechnology; Arabidopsis; hairy roots; lipase; protein production; phenolic acid; flavonoids; DPPH radical scavenging activity; anti-inflammatory activity; maximum possible analgesia; beverage preservative; natural essential oils; antimicrobial activity; Lithospermum erythrorhizon; acetylshikonin; shikonin; BAHD; LeSAT1; hairy root; Agathophora alopecuroides; antidiabetic; LC-HRMS/MS; molecular docking; waste; by-product; composition; bioactive compounds; health benefits; blueberry; Vaccinium myrtillus; Vaccinium arctostaphylos; phenolic compounds; antioxidant activity; neuroprotective activity; naringin; naringenin; polyphenols; neurological disease; dietary interventions; Cinnamomum zeylanicum; polyphenol; cinnamon oil; LC-HRMS; GCMS; enzyme inhibition; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; commercial herb cultivation; gene expression; rosemary; terpene synthase; volatile production; coronavirus; COVID-19; antivirals; vaccines; plant production; molecular farming; recombinant proteins; secondary metabolites; ABTS; DPPH; early bud burst; English oak; half-sib; late bud burst; pedunculate oak; total flavonoid content; total phenol content; natural products; acetone:butanol:ethanol; solvent extraction; process design and economics; Caenorhabditis elegans; Meloidogyne incognita; Zivzik pomegranate; Punica granatum; antioxidant; α-glycosidase; acetylcholinesterase; carbonic anhydrase; LC-MS/MS analysis; antitumor activity; cancer; ethnobotany; lymphoma; medicinal plants; natural extracts; Mexican plants; Andrographis; antioxidants; GS-MS analysis; β-D-glucans; cereals; biosynthesis; genes; breeding; environment; functions; n/a
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This Special Issue of Life, entitled "Plants as a Promising Biofactory for Bioactive Compounds," showcases the latest research that explores the utilization of plant biofactories for the production of compounds with multiple biological effects, including antioxidant, antitumor, antidiabeti...