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Science 7 June 1985:
Vol. 228. no. 4704, pp. 1154 - 1160
DOI: 10.1126/science.3890182
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Science, Vol 228, Issue 4704, 1154-1160
Copyright © 1985 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Natural plant chemicals: sources of industrial and medicinal materials

MF Balandrin, JA Klocke, ES Wurtele, and WH Bollinger

Many higher plants produce economically important organic compounds such as oils, resins, tannins, natural rubber, gums, waxes, dyes, flavors and fragrances, pharmaceuticals, and pesticides. However, most species of higher plants have never been described, much less surveyed for chemical or biologically active constituents, and new sources of commercially valuable materials remain to be discovered. Advances in biotechnology, particularly methods for culturing plant cells and tissues, should provide new means for the commercial processing of even rare plants and the chemicals they produce. These new technologies will extend and enhance the usefulness of plants as renewable resources of valuable chemicals. In the future, biologically active plant-derived chemicals can be expected to play an increasingly significant role in the commercial development of new products for regulating plant growth and for insect and weed control.


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