Tarun Belwal - Nutraceuticals Production from Plant Cell Factory

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Plant cells have been effectively utilized over the past few decades to produce valuable natural bioactive compounds under artificial conditions. Nutraceutical compounds, which encompass nutrients and pharmaceuticals, are gaining higher market demands due to their health-promoting properties, added value to food products, and mitigation potential of various diseases. Considering their high demand and the limitations of natural resources, biotechnological tools based on cell culture techniques provide effective means of scaling up the production of these natural products. However, considering the complexity of cell types, genetic factors, and targeted nutraceutical compounds, the optimum cell culture conditions vary and hence require empirical determination.

The purpose of this book is to highlight the in vitro techniques, current status, and challenges of producing nutraceutical compounds. In addition, it provides an overview of different biosynthesis pathways and their modulation through cell culture technique for the production of nutraceutical compounds in high quantity and quality. The book also emphasizes assessment of the factors influencing production and advances in cell culture techniques, including scale-up approach using bioreactors. Overall, this book will provide the current status, methods, research, advances, and challenges of in vitro production of nutraceutical compounds along with recommendations for future research.

The book comprises different parts, namely theory and technology, in vitro production of nutraceutical compounds, and strategic advances and challenges. The theory and technology part covers the general description of nutraceutical compounds, plant cell culture technology, bioreactors, and factors affecting in vitro production of nutraceuticals. The in vitro production of nutraceutical compounds part mainly deals with the in vitro production of important nutraceutical compounds, namely polyphenols, alkaloids, coumarins, terpenoids, anthocyanins, carotenoids, saponins, steroids, tocopherols, phytosterols, and quinones. The last part of the book covers the strategic advances and challenges, comprises chapters dealing with optimization strategies for in vitro nutraceutical production, genetic engineering, and microbial cell factory for nutraceutical production, and highlights the challenges of in vitro nutraceutical production.

The book is an excellent reference source for researchers working in the area of in vitro biosynthesis of nutraceutical compounds, food science, plant biotechnology, nutraceutical research, and pharmacological activities. Also, it will be useful for industries working on plant biotechnology, especially the in vitro biosynthesis of nutraceutical compounds.

The editors appreciate chapter authors for their contributions towards the success and quality of this book, which represents the efforts of 56 scientists from five countries. We are also grateful to Springer for giving us an opportunity to compile this book.