Nano-Elicitation Approaches for Boosting Secondary Metabolites in Medicinal Plant Cell Cultures

Pooran Golkar, Edgar Vázquez-Núñez, José R. Peralta-Videa · 2025

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Golkar, Vázquez-Núñez, and Peralta-Videa reviewed nano-elicitation in this paper from twenty twenty-five. Medicinal plants make valuable compounds, but often in tiny amounts. Growing plant cells in the lab can raise output, and stress signals can push it higher. Tiny particles, it turns out, can act as such signals.

The review covers cultures of callus, loose cells, and hairy roots. It sorts nano-elicitors into metal oxides, carbon materials, sugars, and quantum dots. Case studies show gains in prized compounds across many species. The authors also weigh the downsides, such as cost and safety questions. They call the approach a strong route to factory-style production of plant medicines, with key gaps still to close.

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CREATORPooran Golkar, Edgar Vázquez-Núñez, José R. Peralta-Videa
YEAR2025
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE55 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC12788070

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