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Protoplast Fusion of Secondary Metabolite-Producing Cells

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Primary and Secondary Metabolism of Plant Cell Cultures

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Abstract

Great interest in the production of such useful substances as alkaloids, steroids, vitamins, and pigments has arisen with the development of plant cell technology. Some attempts to produce metabolites on an industrial scale have been reported [17].

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Yamada, Y., Morikawa, H. (1985). Protoplast Fusion of Secondary Metabolite-Producing Cells. In: Neumann, KH., Barz, W., Reinhard, E. (eds) Primary and Secondary Metabolism of Plant Cell Cultures. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70717-9_25

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