Laboratory of Biologically Active Compounds

Contacts

Group head:

Milena Cvikrová

Centre:

Lysolaje

Address:

Rozvojová 263, 165 02 Praha 6 - Lysolaje

Email:

cvikrova

ueb [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:

Research projects:

Number of grants/projects: 4

Publications:

Number of publications: 69

Excretion of polyamines in alfalfa and tobacco suspension-cultured cells and its possible role in maintenance of intracellular polyamine contents.

Cvikrová M., Gemperlová L., Eder J., Zažímalová E.
PLANT CELL REPORTS 27 1147-1156 2008 Fulltext: public PDF link
Comparison of the main bioactive compounds and antioxidant activities in garlic and white and red onions after treatment protocols.

Gorinstein S., Leontowicz H., Leontowicz M., Namiesnik J., Najman K., Drzewiecki J., Cvikrová M., Martincová O., Trakhtenberg S.
JOURNAL AGRICULTURAL FOOD CHEMISTRY 56 4418-4426 2008 Fulltext: PDF link on intranet only

Botanical survey and screening of plant species which accumulate 226Ra from contaminated soil of uranium waste depot.

Soudek P., Petřík P., Vágner M., Tykva R., Plojhar V., Petrová Š., Vaněk T.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL BIOLOGY 43 [4] 251-261 2007 Fulltext: PDF link on intranet only
Soapwort oxidoreductase is involved in trinitrotoluene detoxification.

Podlipná R., Nepovím A., Soudek P., Vágner M., Vaněk T.
BIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2 367-371 2007 Fulltext: PDF link on intranet only
Micropropagation of mature trees of Ulmus glabra, Ulmus minor and Ulmus leavis. Springer, Dordrecht, ISBN-13: 978-1402063510.

Malá J., Cvikrová M., Chalupa V. , Eds. Mohan Jain S., Häggman H.
Protocols for Micropropagation of Woody Trees and Fruits. 237-249 2007
The impact of Cu treatment on phenolic and polyamine levels in plant material regenerated from embryos obtained in anther culture of carrot.

Gorecka K., Cvikrová M., Kowalska U., Eder J., Szafranska K., Gorecki R., Janas K.M.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 45 54-61 2007 Fulltext: public PDF link

Soluble and cell wall-bound phenolics and lignin in Ascocalyx abietina infected Norway spruces.

Cvikrová M., Malá J., Hrubcová M., Eder J.
PLANT SCIENCE 170 563-570 2006
Diurnal changes in polyamine content, arginine and ornithine decarboxylase, and diamine oxidase in tobacco leaves.

Gemperlová L., Nováková M., Vaňková R., Eder J., Cvikrová M
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 57 1413-1421 2006
Role of phytohormones in organogenic ability of elm multiplicated shoots.

Malá J., Gaudinová A., Dobrev P., Eder J., Cvikrová M.
BIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 5 8-14 2006
Transgenic ipt tobacco overproducing cytokinins overaccumulates phenolic compounds during in vitro growth.

Schnablová R., Synková H., Vičánková A., Burketová L., Eder J., Cvikrová M
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 44 526-534 2006