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Ramified Challenges: Monitoring and Modeling of Hairy Root Growth in Bioprocesses—A Review

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Abbreviations

ABM:

Agent-based model

ANN:

Artificial neural network

CFD:

Computational fluid dynamics

DART:

Direct analysis in real time

EFSA:

European Food Safety Authority

FDA:

Federal Drug Administration

GC-MS:

Gas chromatography mass spectrometry

HP-LC:

High-performance liquid chromatography

HRC:

Hairy root culture

L-DOPA:

L-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanin

MFA:

Metabolic flux analysis

MS:

Murashige and Skoog (medium)

ODD:

Overview—design concept—details

PCR:

Polymerase chain reaction

Ri:

Root-inducing

STR:

Stirred tank reactor

TCA:

Tricarboxylic acid cycle

UML:

Unified modeling language

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Lenk, F., Bley, T. (2015). Ramified Challenges: Monitoring and Modeling of Hairy Root Growth in Bioprocesses—A Review. In: Krull, R., Bley, T. (eds) Filaments in Bioprocesses. Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, vol 149. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/10_2015_305

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