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
- PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 41 [3] 251-259 2003
- PLANT SCIENCE 164 [5] 823-832 2003
2001
- BIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 44 321-324 2001
1999
- PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 107 329-337 1999
- PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 105 330 – 337 1999
1996
- PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 34 853-861 1996
1994
- BIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 36 65-73 1994
1993
- JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 142 1-5 1993