Abstract / Description of output
The concept of growing plants for human health and general well-being, rather than for consumption as food alone, is changing people’s perception of plant biotechnology and synthetic biology. Resurrecting the long-forgotten connection between plants and health has launched a new generation of botanical therapeutics, which include dietary supplements, functional foods, pharmaceuticals and multi-component drug mixtures. Technological and methodological advances have made the discovery, validation and manufacture of high-value phytochemicals a reality, and botanical therapeutics have come of age.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4009-4011 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Experimental Botany |
Volume | 68 |
Issue number | 15 |
Early online date | 4 Sept 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 9 Sept 2017 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- functional foods
- flavanoids
- natural products
- next generation sequencing
- phytochemicals
- synthetic biology
- transporters
- flavonoids
- synthetic Biology