Study question

1. How secondary metabolites are produced?

2. What is the importance of plant cell culture in production of secondary metabolites?

3. What are the steps involved in the production of secondary metabolites from plant cell?

4. How production of secondary metabolites is associated with primary metabolites?

5. What are the strategies for the enhancement of production of secondary metabolites?

6. Give examples of following:

A.  Alkaloid B. Coumarin C. Flavonoid D. Sterol E. Triterpens

7. Following compounds are which class of terpenes?

A. Taxol B. Digitogenin C. Farnesol D. Spinasterol