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Plant Biotechnology for Health

From Secondary Metabolites to Molecular Farming

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Authors:
  1. Maria Alejandra Alvarez

    1. CONICET/School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Universidad Maimónides, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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  • It will have chapters related to successful cases in secondary metabolites production and molecular farming using in vitro plant cell cultures

  • It will be a review of the latest news related to Plant Biotechnology including molecular farming, secondary metabolism, mathematical modelling, etc

  • Focus will be in the in vitro platform for their advantages related to biosafety and controlled conditions of work that overcomes the disadvantages of plant growing in the field

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Plants for Health: From Secondary Metabolites to Molecular Farming

    • María Alejandra Alvarez
    Pages 1-2

  3. Plants for Health

    • María Alejandra Alvarez
    Pages 3-14

  4. Plant Secondary Metabolism

    • María Alejandra Alvarez
    Pages 15-31

  5. In Vitro Plant Cultures as Biofactories

    • María Alejandra Alvarez
    Pages 33-59

  6. Solasodine Production in Solanum eleagnifolium in vitro Cultures

    • María Alejandra Alvarez
    Pages 61-79

  7. Molecular Farming in Plants

    • María Alejandra Alvarez
    Pages 81-109

  8. The Antibody 14D9 as an Experimental Model for Molecular Farming

    • María Alejandra Alvarez
    Pages 111-131

  9. Expression of the Potentially Immunogenic Truncated Glycoprotein E2 (From Viral Bovine Diarrhoea Virus) in Nicotiana tabacum

    • María Alejandra Alvarez
    Pages 133-143

  10. Mathematical Modelling in Recombinant Plant Systems: The Challenge to Produce Heterologous Proteins Under GLP/GMP

    • María Alejandra Alvarez
    Pages 145-157

  11. ERRATUM TO: Mathematical Modelling in Recombinant Plant Systems: The Challenge to Produce Heterologous Proteins Under GLP/GMP

    • María Alejandra Alvarez
    Pages E1-E1

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 159-161
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About this book

In this book emphasis will be put in the relevance of Plant Biotechnology for producing compounds of pharmaceutical and industrial relevance specifically the contribution of in vitro plant cell cultures for producing recombinant proteins (molecular farming) and compounds produced by plants useful for human and animal health (secondary metabolites) will be discussed. Also the description of some process held by whole plants will be included. The aim will be to provide relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings for professionals and researchers working in the field of Plant Biotechnology, molecular farming and biochemical engineering.

Authors and Affiliations

  • CONICET/School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Universidad Maimónides, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Maria Alejandra Alvarez

About the author

Dr María Alejandra Alvarez completed her studies at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. She graduated in Biochemistry in 1981, and Pharmacy in 1995, obtained a MS on Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology in 1986 and a PhD on Plant Biotechnology in 1994. She was lecturer in grade and post grade courses of Botany, Pharmacobotany, Biotechnology, Food Biotechnology and Galenic Pharmacy at Universidad de Buenos Aires, Universidad Nacional de La Plata and Universidad Maimónides. Dr Alvarez started working on the production of compounds of pharmaceutical interest in in vitro plant cultures in 1986, being the author of numerous scientific articles. Her research interests include chemotaxonomy, medicinal plants, production of secondary metabolites and molecular farming. Currently, she is a member of the National Council of Research and Technology (CONICET) from Argentina, Professor of Pharmacobotany and Pharmacognoscy and director of the Plant Biotechnology Group at Universidad Maimónides and Professor of Biology at Colegio Divino Corazón.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Plant Biotechnology for Health

  • Book Subtitle: From Secondary Metabolites to Molecular Farming

  • Authors: Maria Alejandra Alvarez

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05771-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-05770-5Published: 26 September 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35813-0Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-05771-2Published: 15 September 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 161

  • Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations, 19 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Biotechnology, Plant Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology

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