@article{8728045,
  abstract     = {{Polyploidy plays an important role in plant diversification and speciation. The ploidy level of plants is associated with morphological and biochemical characteristics, and its modification has been used as a strategy to alter the quantitative and qualitative patterns of secondary metabolite production in different medicinal plants. Polyploidization can be induced by many anti-mitotic agents, among which colchicine, oryzalin, and trifluralin are the most common. Other variables involved in the induction process include the culture media, explant types, and exposure times. Due to the effects of polyploidization on plant growth and development, chromosome doubling has been applied in plant breeding to increase the levels of target compounds and improve morphological characteristics. Prompted by the importance of herbal medicines and the increasing demand for drugs based on plant secondary metabolites, this review presents an overview of how polyploidy can be used to enhance metabolite production in medicinal plants.}},
  articleno    = {{899}},
  author       = {{Madani, Hadi and Escrich, Ainoa and Hosseini, Bahman and Sanchez Muñoz, Raul and Khojasteh, Abbas and Palazon, Javier}},
  issn         = {{2218-273X}},
  journal      = {{BIOMOLECULES}},
  keywords     = {{Molecular Biology,Biochemistry,colchicine,gene expression,medicinal plants,polyploidy,specialized plant metabolites,GENE-EXPRESSION CHANGES,AUTOTETRAPLOID PLANTS,SECONDARY METABOLITES,GENOME EVOLUTION,CELL-CULTURES,OIL CONTENT,COLCHICINE,L.,IDENTIFICATION,BIOSYNTHESIS}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{6}},
  pages        = {{14}},
  title        = {{Effect of polyploidy induction on natural metabolite production in medicinal plants}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.3390/biom11060899}},
  volume       = {{11}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}

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