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Catharanthus roseus intoxication mimicking acute cholangitis [PDF]

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
Background Catharanthus roseus, a Madagascar native flowering plant, is known for its glossy leaves and vibrant flowers, and its medicinal significance due to its alkaloid compounds.
Yoen Young Chuah, Yeong Yeh Lee, Chu-Kuang Chou, Li-Jen Chang   +3 more
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Potentiating Biosynthesis of Alkaloids and Polyphenolic Substances in Catharanthus roseus Plant Using ĸ-Carrageenan

Molecules, 2023
Catharanthus roseus is a medicinal plant that produces indole alkaloids, which are utilized in anticancer therapy. Vinblastine and vincristine, two commercially important antineoplastic alkaloids, are mostly found in the leaves of Catharanthus roseus.
Hossam S. El-Beltagi, Salwa M. El-Sayed, Ahmed. N. Abdelhamid, Karim. M. Hassan, Walaa. A. Elshalakany, Mona Ibrahim Nossier, Nadiyah M. Alabdallah, Nadi Awad Al-Harbi, Salem Mesfir Al-Qahtani, Doaa Bahaa Eldin Darwish, Zahid Khorshid Abbas, Hemmat A. Ibrahim   +11 more
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Phenolic compounds in Catharanthus roseus

Phytochemistry Reviews, 2007
Besides alkaloids Catharanthus roseus produces a wide spectrum of phenolic compounds, this includes C6C1 compounds such as 2,3-dihydoxybenzoic acid, as well as phenylpropanoids such as cinnamic acid derivatives, flavonoids and anthocyanins. The occurrence of these compounds in C.
Natali Rianika Mustafa, Robert Verpoorte, Verpoorte Robert   +2 more
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Pharmacological potential of bioactive compounds in Catharanthus roseus extract: A comprehensive review [PDF]

Toxicology Reports
The pharmacological potential of bioactive compounds found in the plant, Catharanthus roseus, have diverse medicinal applications. Key constituents such as vinblastine and vincristine play an important role in cancer therapy due to their ability to ...
Keren Celestina Mendonce, Naveen Palani, Suriyaprakash Rajadesingu, K. Radhakrishnan, Manikandan Ayyar, L. Srimathi Priya   +5 more
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Molecular validation of genetically transformed Catharanthus roseus plants via different strains of Agrobacterium tumefaciens [PDF]

Heliyon
Medical plants play a crucial role in the pharmaceutical industry due to their natural synthesis of active compounds. Synthetic methods exist, which provide fewer effective molecules compared to those naturally occurring.
Rania El-Tanbouly, Hend Hassan, Lojina M. Awd, Azza Ali Makhlouf, Hani G. Shalabi, Sarah El-Messeiry   +5 more
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Characterization of a vacuolar importer of secologanin in Catharanthus roseus. [PDF]

Commun Biol
Monoterpenoid indole alkaloid (MIA) biosynthesis in Catharanthus roseus is a paragon of the spatiotemporal complexity achievable by plant specialized metabolism. Spanning a range of tissues, four cell types, and five cellular organelles, MIA metabolism is intricately regulated and organized.
Li F, Shahsavarani M, Handy-Hart CJ, Côté A, Brasseur-Trottier X, Montgomery V, Beech RN, Liu L, Bayen S, Qu Y, De Luca V, Dastmalchi M.   +11 more
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Data on GC-MS analysis, in vitro anti-oxidant and anti-microbial activity of the Catharanthus roseus and Moringa oleifera leaf extracts

Data in Brief, 2020
The article reports data on chemical profiling by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) of aqueous and methanolic leaf extracts of Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) and drumstick tree (Moringa oleifera) and on their antioxidant and ...
Anjum Mobeen Syeda, K. Riazunnisa
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Biological isolation and characterization of Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don methanolic leaves extracts and their assessment for antimicrobial, cytotoxic, and apoptotic activities

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2022
Highlights • The methanolic leaf extracts of the Catharanthus roseus plants contain secondary metabolites. • CrPLE extracts showed antimicrobial and anticancer activities.
Somashekara Rajashekara, Dondapati Reena, Mullahalli Venkataramareddy Mainavi, Locheruvapalli Srinivasa Sandhya, Utpal Baro   +4 more
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ENHANCED PRODUCTION OF SECONDARY METABOLITES BY METHYL JASMONATE AND SILVER NANOPARTICLES ELICITATION IN TISSUE CULTURE OF CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS (APOCYNACEAE) [PDF]

Al-Azhar Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2018
Methyl jasmonate (MeJA) and silver nanoparticles (SNPs) are one of the elicitors that can induce the production of secondary metabolites of Catharanthus roseus L., the two of which incite defense responses.
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Enhancement of Vindoline and Catharanthine Accumulation, Antioxidant Enzymes Activities, and Gene Expression Levels in Catharanthus roseus Leaves by Chitooligosaccharides Elicitation

Marine Drugs, 2022
Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don is a plant belonging to the genus Catharanthus of the Apocynaceae family. It contains more than one hundred alkaloids, of which some exhibit significant pharmacological activities.
Wenzhu Tang, Xiaoqi Liu, Yuning He, Fan Yang   +3 more
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