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Biotechnological production of plant-based insecticides.

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Relation	http://ir.cftri.com/2166/ CRC-27-00

Title	Biotechnological production of plant-based insecticides.

Creator	George, J. Bais, H. P. Ravishankar, G. A.

Subject	10 Plants 01 Biotechnology and Bioengineering 26 Pesticide Chemistry

Description	The demand for natural and nonpersistent insecticides is increasing day by day. Plant cell cultures could be an alternative to conventional methods of production of insecticides from field-grown plants. In vitro cultured plant cells produce a wide array of insecticides as a part of their secondary metabolism. Their ability to synthesize key enzymes and the manipulation of these could lead to the enhanced production of many insecticides of industrial importance. The development of a high-yielding hairy root culture system for thiophenes, nicotine, and phytoecdysones is of considerable interest. In this article, the current literature on various factors that influence the growth, production, and secretion of six insecticidal compounds, namely, pyrethrins, azadirachtin, thiophenes, nicotine, rotenoids, and phytoecdysones which have been prospects for the scale-up of cell cultures, genetic engineering to obtain transgenic plants, and metabolically engineered plants for increased production of bio-molecules, has been discussed. Environmental safety clearance and the future prospects of application of biomolecules for plant-derived insecticides are presented.

Date	2000

Type	Article PeerReviewed

Format	application/pdf

Language	en

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Identifier	http://ir.cftri.com/2166/1/Critical_Reviews_in_Biotechnology_Jan_2000%2C_Vol._20%2C_No._1%2C_Pages_49-77.pdf George, J. and Bais, H. P. and Ravishankar, G. A. (2000) Biotechnological production of plant-based insecticides. Critical reviews in biotechnology, 20 (1). pp. 49-77. ISSN 0738-8551