Plant 'hairy root' culture.
Due to their fast growth rates and biochemical stability, 'hairy root' cultures remain unsurpassed as the choice for model root systems and have promise as a bioprocessing system. Applications are wide-ranging, from the production of natural products and foreign proteins to a model for phytoremediation of organic and metal contaminants. Hairy roots will have a continuing role as an experimental model in plant metabolic engineering.
Shanks
J V
JV
Departments of Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering, MS-142, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251-1892, USA. shanks@rice.edu
Morgan
J
J
D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D019149:Bioreactors; D046508:Culture Techniques; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*