Laboratory of Biologically Active Compounds

Contacts
Group head: 
Milena Cvikrová
Centre: 
Lysolaje
Address: 
Rozvojová 263, 165 02 Praha 6 - Lysolaje
Email: 
cvikrovaatueb [dot] cas [dot] cz
Phone: 
+420 225 106 409

Research areas of the laboratory:

  • Metabolism of phenolic compounds, growth regulators and polyamines in plant tissue cultures, metabolism of phenolic compounds and polyamines in relation to growth and differentiation.
  • Somatic embryogenesis of conifers (Picea abies, Abies alba, A. cephalonica, A. nordmanniana): induction of embryogenic cultures, maturation, desiccation, and germination of somatic embryos. Endogenous phytohormones during somatic embryogenesis (ABA, IAA, cytokinins, polyamines, ethylene), anatomy of somatic embryos. Cryopreservation of conifer embryogenic cultures.
  • Computer image analysis, microscopy, confocal microscopy. Cytoskeleton.
  • Phytoremediation.
  • Regulation of flower induction.

Workers

Workers: 

director
senior scientist

head of the laboratory
senior scientist

scientist

graduated technical assistant

Publications

Publications: 
Number of publications: 69

2012

2011

2010