MICROGRAVITY BIOREACTOR SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCTION OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS AND BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

摘要

The present invention relates to compositions and methods of plant, fungal and bacterial cell culture that can be effectively utilized for three-dimensional plant, fungal, and bacterial cell growth and production of bioactive compounds of interest. The culture methods employ a microgravity environment such that rapid establishment and expansion of cells into tissue constructs occurs influencing expression of biological macromolecules and biopharmaceuticals. The present invention is further directed to a method for the in vitro cultivation of plant, fungal, and bacterial cells in a liquid nutrient medium in modeled microgravity with potential for large scale manipulations.