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Camphor—A Fumigant during the Black Death and a Coveted Fragrant Wood in Ancient Egypt and Babylon—A Review

open access: yesMolecules, 2013
The fragrant camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) and its products, such as camphor oil, have been coveted since ancient times. Having a rich history of traditional use, it was particularly used as a fumigant during the era of the Black Death and ...
Alvaro M Viljoen
exaly   +3 more sources

The critical role of biochar to mitigate the adverse impacts of drought and salinity stress in plants

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science, 2023
Drought stress (DS) is a potential abiotic stress that is substantially reducing crop productivity across the globe. Likewise, salinity stress (SS) is another serious abiotic stress that is also a major threat to global crop productivity.
Yanfang Wu   +5 more
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The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Machilus robusta W. W. Smith (Lauraceae) from Jiangxi Province, China

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021
Machilus robusta W. W. Smith is an evergreen plant distributed in the Yangtze River Basin and the south regions of China. Here we analyzed the complete chloroplast (cp) genome sequence of M.
Yanfang Wu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of growth adaptation of Cinnamomum camphora seedlings in ionic rare earth tailings environment

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
The root system is an important organ for nutrient uptake and biomass accumulation in plants, while biomass allocation directly affects essential oils content, which plays an essential role in plant growth and development and resistance to adverse ...
H. Zhang, C. Liu, X. Lu, G. Xia
doaj   +1 more source

Newly Designed Quinazolinone Derivatives as Novel Tyrosinase Inhibitor: Synthesis, Inhibitory Activity, and Mechanism

open access: yesMolecules, 2022
We synthesized a series of quinazolinone derivates as tyrosinase inhibitors and evaluated their inhibition constants. We synthesized 2-(2,6-dimethylhepta-1,5-dien-1-yl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one (Q1) from the natural citral. The concentration, which led to 50%
Yaru Huang   +8 more
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Chemical Variation and Environmental Influence on Essential Oil of Cinnamomum camphora

open access: yesMolecules, 2023
Cinnamomum camphora is a traditional aromatic plant used to produce linalool and borneol flavors in southern China; however, its leaves also contain many other unutilized essential oils.
Ting Zhang   +7 more
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Effects of Cinnamomum camphora coppice planting on soil fertility, microbial community structure and enzyme activity in subtropical China

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2023
Cinnamomum camphora (C. camphora) is a broad-leaved evergreen tree cultivated in subtropical China. Currently, the use of C. camphora clonal cuttings for coppice management has become popular. However, the effects of C.
Luyuan Sun   +11 more
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Variations in Essential Oils from the Leaves of Cinnamomum bodinieri in China

open access: yesMolecules, 2023
Cinnamomum plants are rich in natural essential oils, which are widely used as materials in the fragrance, insecticidal, antibacterial agent, pharmaceutical, and food industries; however, few studies have investigated the essential oil components of ...
Chao Fu   +7 more
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Transcriptional Analysis of Metabolic Pathways and Regulatory Mechanisms of Essential Oil Biosynthesis in the Leaves of Cinnamomum camphora (L.) Presl

open access: yesFrontiers in Genetics, 2020
The roots, bark, and leaves of Cinnamomum camphora are rich in essential oils, which mainly comprised monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes. Although the essential oils obtained from C.
Jiexi Hou   +6 more
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