Production of pharmaceuticals in plant tissue culture

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Grant Data
Project Title
Production of pharmaceuticals in plant tissue culture
Principal Investigator
Dr Brown, Geoffrey Duncan   (Principal Investigator)
Duration
24
Start Date
1995-09-01
Amount
180000
Conference Title
Production of pharmaceuticals in plant tissue culture
Presentation Title
Keywords
null
Discipline
N/A
HKU Project Code
94-III-2
Grant Type
Biotechnology Research Institute Research Grants
Funding Year
1994
Status
Completed
Objectives
To produce two modern pharmaceuticals of plant origin, artemisinin from Artemisia annua and taxol from Taxus brevifosia, by means of plant tissue culture.