Indole alkaloids plant biotechnology

The rate of plant propagation and improvement of yield of tryptophan indole alkaloids through biotechnological technique is important for commercial cultivation to meet the pharmaceutical demand of the said alkaloids. There are scanty references or literature in this direction. Few of the literature surveys are highlighted in Table 20.4. 

Zenk, M. H., H. El-Shagi, H. Arens, J. StoV ckigt, E. W. Weiler, and B. Deus, "Formation of the Indole Alkaloids Serpentine and Ajmalicine in Cell Suspension Cultures of Catharanthus roseus," in Plant Tissue Culture and Its Biotechnological Application, Eds. W. Barz, E. Reinhard, M. H. Zenk, New York Springer-Verlag, 1977, pp. 27-43. 

Moreno PRH, van der Heijden R, Verpoorte R (1995) Cell and tissue cultures of Catharanthus roseus a literature survey. Plant Cell Tiss Org Cult 42 1—25 39. Zenk MH et al (1977) Formation of indole alkaloids serpentine and ajmalidne in cell suspension cultures of Catharanthus roseus. In Batz W, Reinhard E, Zenk MH (eds) Plant tissue culture and its biotechnological application. SpringCT, Berlin... 

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