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Table 1 Some of the secondary metabolites produced in the plant cell, tissue and organ in vitro cultures

From: Stress and defense responses in plant secondary metabolites production

Secondary metabolite

Plant source(s)

In vitro production

Medicinal use(s)

Reference(s)

Artemisinin

Artemesia annua

C, SH, SE, ET, THR, UTHR

Anti-malarial

[296]

Camptothecin

Camptotheca acuminata, Nothapodytes nimmoniana, many members of the family Icacinaceae, and many other plant species from unrelated families

C, SH, SE, THR, UTHR

Anti-cancer

[297,298,299,300,301,302,303]

Codeine

Papaver somniferum

C, SH, SE, UTHR

Sedative

[304,305,306,307,308,309]

Robustaquinones

Cinchona robusta

C

Anti-malarial, numerous bioactivities

[310,311,312,313]

Securinine alkaloids

Securinega suffruticosa

C, SH

Cytotoxicity, anti-alzheimer and many bioactivities

[314,315,316]

Ajmaline

Rauvolfia serpentina

C, SH, SE, THR, UTHR

Anti-hypertension

[317, 318]

Diosgenin

Dioscorea deltoidea

C, SH, SE, THR, UTHR

Steroidal precursor

[319,320,321,322,323,324]

l-Ephedrine

Ephedra sinica, Ephedra genus members

C, SH, S, UTHR

Diatary supplement

[325,326,327,328,329,330]

Ellipticine

Orchrosia elliptica

C, SH

Anti-cancer

[331,332,333]

Bacosides

Bacopa monnieri

C, SH, THR

Neuroprotective and many bioactivities

[334,335,336,337,338,339]

Altamisine

Ambrosia tenuifolia

C, SH

Numerous bioactivities

[340]

Matrines

Sophora species

C, SH

Anti-cancer, many bioactivities

[341]

Rosmarinic acid

Salvia miltiorrhiza

C, SH, SE, ET, THR, UTHR

Anti-oxidant, anti-microbial

[342]

Rohitukine

Dysoxylum binectariferum

C, EN

Anti-cancer, numerous bioactivities

[343, 344]

Stevioside

Stevia rebaudiana

C, SH, SE

Sweetener

[345,346,347,348,349]