Secondary Metabolites:- Vincristine and Vinblastine

Catharanthus Roseus and Annona Muricata  is a main source of a Vincristine and Vinblastine secondary metabolites.

Catharanthus Roseus:-  Vincristine and Vinblastine
Annona Muricata:-  Vinblastine

Catharanthus Roseus

 

Catharanthus Roseus is a tropical plant used in traditional herbal medicine.
English name:- Rosy Periwinkle, Madagascar Periwinkle
Botanical name:-  Catharanthus Roseus, Vinca Rosea
Catharanthus Roseus is a Shrubs.
Catharanthus Roseus cures many disease like, Diabetes, Asthma, Breast Cancer, Lung cancer, Constipation, Blood cancer, Liver Cancer, Insect Bites, Ovarian Cancer, Sore Throat, Skin Disease, High Blood Pressure etc.
Catharanthus Roseus Information:-
All part of this plant is used for Herbal Treatment including Dried roots, Leaves, Flowers.
Alkanoid is modern Medicine is Extracted from the whole Dried Plant.
These plant part are used of treating many of the disease listed Above.
This plant contain Many of Alkaloids mainly  Vincristine and Vinblastine
Vinblastine have Anti-Tumor Properties. This alkaloid is used to treat Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Vincristine, is utilized for treating leukemia in children.
The five type of flowers range from white to various shades of pinks, purples and deeper reddish colors are found in this plant.


Annona Muricata

 

English name:- Prickly Custard Apple
Botanical name:-  Annona Muricata
General name:- Soursop
Annona Muricata is a tree.
Annona Muricata cures many disease like Breast Cancer, Lung cancer,Myeloma, Blood cancer, Liver Cancer, Ovarian Cancer,Ovarian Cancer, Skin Cance,Prostate cance, Pancreatic cancer, Asthma, anemia, Constipation, Depression, Cold etc.
Annona Muricata Information:-
Soursop is best remedy for Cancer. Cancer is anywhere in the body soursop is best remedy of all. Soursop kill only cancer cell without damaging healthy cell. So soursop has no any Side effect.
It has best Anticancer and Antitumor Property

Biochemical production from plant cells

No	Group	Examples
1	Alkaloids	Morphine, codeine, quinine, nicotine, cocaine, hyoscyamine, lysergic acid
2	Terpenoids	Methanol, camphor, carotenoid pigment, polyterpenes
3	Phenylpropanoids	Anthocyanins, coumarins, flavanoids, isoflavonoids, stilbenes, tannins
4	Quinones	Anthraquinones, benzoquinines, nepthaquinones
5	Steroids	Diosgenin, sterols, ferruginol

Important secondary metabolite that are successfully extracted from different plant

Huperzine A
The lycopod huperzia is grown only in Chinese mountain.it needs 8-10 years to grow for producing Huperzine A

Shikonin
Plant species:- Lithospermum erythrorhizon
It uses in antiseptic and cosmetics.

Papain
It is extracted from leaves and  papaya fruit.
It is protelytic enzyme.

Bromelain
It is extracted from the stem of the pineapple plant and the juice of the pineapple fruit.
It is proteolytic enzyme.

Secondary metabolite production by using callus and suspension culture

Steps involved in the production of secondary metabolites:-

1. Selection of desired mother plant
2. Establishment of explant culture
3. Establishment of callus culture
4. Establishment of suspension culture
5. Optimization and scale-up
6. Industrial production

Significance:-

1. Production of flavors
2. Production of fragrances
3. Production of essential oil
4. Production of pigments
5. Production of antimicrobial agents
6. Production of pharmaceutical active ingredients