This technique has also led to the commercial production of certain metabolic compounds that the plant is known to secrete, especially in regard to the medicinal plants that are difficult to cultivate in sufficient quantities by other means.
Esta técnica tamén se utilizou para a produción comercial de certos compostos metabólicos que segrega a planta, especialmente en plantas medicinais que son difíciles de cultivar en cantidades suficientes por outros medios.