... Consequently, the development of an information base on genetic, cellular, and molecular levels is now a prerequisite for the use of plants or plant cell cultures for biotechnological applications for the ... functional status of cells is now routinely performed for plant cell cultures in order to permit accurate assessment of growth and metabolite production rates The availability of plant cells for quantitative ... elucidation of specific biosynthetic enzymes, and the identification of end-products The complete genetic makeup of an organism has been generated in the plant sciences as well Because of the success of...