Production of secondary metabolites (suspension cultures and immobilized plant cells)
It is well known that plants are an important source for a variety of chemicals used for a variety of purposes including pharmacy, medicine and industry. In recent years, plant cell suspension cultures and immobilized cells are being utilized for the production of these following advantages over extraction from whole plants: (i) The yield and quality of the product is more consistent in cell cultures because it is not influenced by the environment. (ii) The production schedule can be predicted and controlled in the laboratory or industry.
The most important chemicals produced using cell cultures are secondary metabolites, which are defined as those cell constituents which are not essential for survival. ,


