The series of books on the biotechnology of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants provides a survey of the literature, focusing on recent information and the state of the art in tissue culture and the in vitro production of secondary metabolites. This book, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants VII, like the previous six volumes published in 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993 and 1994, is unique in its approach. It comprises 28 chapters dealing with the distribu tion, importance, conventional propagation, micro propagation, tissue culture studies, and the in vitro production of important medicinal and pharmaceutical compounds in various species of Aesculus, Althaea, Baptisia, Berberis, Beta, Bowiea, Camp to theca, Chrysanthellum, Citrus, Claviceps, Coleonema, Dianthus, Dunaliella, Epimedium, Euphorbia, Forsythia, Gomphrena, Larix, Lobelia, Medicago, Papaver, Phytolacca, Pueraria, Santalum, Santolina, Sapium, Tabebuia, and Tripterygium. This book is tailored to the needs of advanced students, teachers, and research scientists in the field of pharmacy, plant tissue culture, phytochemistry, biochemical engineering, and plant biotechnology in general. New Delhi, July 1994 Professor Y. P. S. BAJAJ Series Editor Contents I Aesculus hippocastanum L. (Horse Chestnut): In Vitro Culture and Production of Aescin P. GASTALDO, A. M. CAVIGLIA, and P. PROFUMO (With 7 Figures) 1 General Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . 2 In Vitro Culture Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 Summary and Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4 Protocol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 II Althaea officinalis L. (Marshmallow): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Biologically Active Compounds I. IONKovA and A. W. ALFERMANN (With 10 Figures) 1 General Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . 2 Biotechnological Approaches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 .

I Aesculus hippocastanum L. (Horse Chestnut): In Vitro Culture and Production of Aescin

II Althaea officinalis L. (Marshmallow): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Biologically Active Compounds
III Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Brown: Micropropagation, In Vitro Culture and Production in Direction of Pharmaceutically Used Root Biomass
IV Berberis Species: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Protoberberine and Other Alkaloids
V Beta vulgaris L. (Sugar Beet): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Glucosidases
VI Bowiea volubilis Harv. ex Hook.f. (Sea Onion): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Cardiac Glycosides
VII Camptotheca acuminata Decne: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Camptothecin
VIII Chrysanthellum americanum: Micropropagation and Flavonoid Production
IX Citrus paradisi Macf. (Grapefruit): In Vitro Culture and the Bioproduction of Sesquiterpenes Nootkatone, Valencene, and Other Secondary Metabolites
X Claviceps purpurea (Ergot): Culture and Bioproduction of Ergot Alkaloids
XI Coleonéma album: In Vitro Culture and Production of Essential Oils
XII Dianthus Species (Carnation): In Vitro Culture and the Biosynthesis of Dianthalexin and Other Secondary Metabolites
XIII Dunaliella tertiolecta (Green Microalga): Culture and Biotransformation of Terpenoids and Related Compounds
XIV Epimedium diphyllum Morr. et Decne. (Baika-ikariso): In Vitro Cultures and the Production of Isoprenylflavonol Glycosides
XV Euphorbia characias L.: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Sterols, Triterpenols, and Hydrocarbon-Like Compounds
XVI Forsythia Species: In Vitro Culture and the Production of Lignans and Other Secondary Metabolites
XVII Gomphrena Species (Globe Amaranth): In Vitro Culture and Production of Secondary Metabolites
XVIIILarix leptolepis (Japanese Larch): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Secondary Metabolites
XIX Lobelia inflata L. (Lobelia): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Lobeline and Other Related Secondary Metabolites
XX Medicago Species (Alfalfa): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Secondary Metabolites
XXI Papaver bracteatum Lindley (Giant Scarlet Poppy): In Vitro Production of Benzophenanthridine Alkaloids
XXII Phytolacca americana L. (Pokeweed): In Vitro Production of Betacyanins and Medicinal Compounds
XXIII Pueraria lobata (Kudzu Vine): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Isoflavonoids
XXIV Santalum album L. (Sandalwood): In Vitro Culture and the Bioreactor Production of Secondary Metabolites
XXV Santolina chamaecyparissus L. (Cotton Lavender): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Lower Terpenoids
XXVI Sapium sebiferum (Chinese Tallow): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Tannins and Other Phenolic Compounds
XXVII Tabebuia avellanedae Lorentz ex Griseb. (Taheebo): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Naphthoquinones
XXVIII Tripterygium wilfordii:In Vitro Culture and the Production of the Anticancer Compounds Tripdiolide and Triptolide.