Laboratory of Biologically Active Compounds
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:
directorsenior scientist
- RNDr. Martin Vágner CSc.
senior scientist
- RNDr. Milena Cvikrová
scientist
- Mgr. Kateřina Eliášová PhD.
- RNDr. Zuzana Vondráková CSc.
graduated technical assistant
- Mgr. Pavlína Bečvářová PhD.
- Mgr. Lenka Gemperlová PhD
postdoc
- RNDr. Lucie Fischerová Ph.D.
technician
Research projects
Research projects:
Number of grants/projects: 3
- The use of biotechnology methods for the preservation and reproduction of autochtonous populations of hurst ecotype of Norway spruces. , MZE NAZV , Milena Cvikrová
- Effects of drought and heat stress on polyamine metabolism in wild type and transgenic tobacco plants. , MŠMT , Milena Cvikrová
- Biochemical and morphological parameters determining the cryotolerance of embryogenic cultures of conifers. , MŠMT , Martin Vágner
Publications
Publications:
Number of publications: 78
2003
- ACTA PHYSIOLOGIAE PLANTARUM 25 [3] 111 2003
- ACTA UNIVERSITATIS CAROLINAE ENVIRONMENTALICA 17 15-27 2003
- In 22. Xenobiochemické sympózium. Smolenice (2003) 78-79 2003
- In Achievements and Prospects of Phytoremediation in Europe. COST Action 837. Vienna 17 2003
- In COST Action 837. 4th WG2 Workshop Bordeaux' 2002. Risk assessment and sustainable land management using plants in trace element-contaminated soil. Bordeaux : INRA Centre BordeauxAquitaine 195-196 2003
- In COST Action 837. WG2+WG4 Meeting on Phytoremediation of Toxic Metals. Stockholm : Department of Botany Stockholm University 26 2003
- In Phytoremediation Inventory. COST Action 837 view. Praha : ÚOCHB AV ČR 66 2003
- In Phytoremediation Inventory. COST Action 837 view. Praha : ÚOCHB AV ČR 75 2003
- In Proceedings of the Second European Bioremediation Conference. Crete : Technical University of Crete 208-211 2003
- WATER, AIR, & SOIL POLLUTION: FOCUS 3 259-267 2003