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Plant cell culture

are used for the commercial production of therapeutic proteins (ELELYSO) and secondary metabolite-based bioactive compounds for the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry 15. Especially plant suspension cells are used whose growth corresponds with an increase of culture broth viscosity. In research and semi-commercial productions, root cultures are utilized additionally. See illumination.