Abstract
Publisher Summary This chapter provides an overview on chemical and biochemical aspects of lipids in plant cell cultures. The lipids of heterotrophic cell cultures are quite similar to those of photosynthetically inactive plant tissues, whereas lipids of photoautotrophic cells in culture closely resemble those of green leaves. The lipid content of the cultures is dependent on the photosynthetic capacity of the cultures. Heterotrophic cell cultures contain about half as much total lipids as photoautotrophic cultures. The lipid classes found in heterotrophic and photoautotrophic cell cultures are similar to those of photosynthetically inactive or photosynthetically active plant tissues. The fatty acid pattern of lipids in plant cell cultures is generally similar to that of cells of intact plant organs and tissues but there are some quantitative differences.
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