The complete chloroplast genome of an Arctic lycophyte, Huperzia arctica (Tolm.) Sipliv. 1973 (Lycopodiaceae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2023 Huperzia arctica (Tolm.) Sipliv. 1973 is a lycophyte species belonging to the Lycopodiaceae family, which is widely distributed in the Arctic region of Svalbard, Norway.
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Isolation and Characterization of Novel Huperzine-Producing Endophytic Fungi from Lycopodiaceae Species [PDF]
Journal of Fungi, 2023 Huperzine A (HupA) is an important drug for treating Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and is primarily extracted from the Huperzia serrata (Lycopodiaceae). Failures in the chemical synthesis of Hup and in vitro culture have put H. serrata in danger of extinction,
Thanh Thi Minh Le +4 more
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Lycophyte transcriptomes reveal two whole-genome duplications in Lycopodiaceae: Insights into the polyploidization of Phlegmariurus [PDF]
Plant Diversity, 2022 Lycophytes are an ancient clade of the non-flowering vascular plants with chromosome numbers that vary from tens to hundreds. They are an excellent study system for examining whole-genome duplications (WGDs), or polyploidization, in spore-dispersed ...
Zeng-Qiang Xia +7 more
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Phyllosphere mycobiome in two Lycopodiaceae plant species: unraveling potential HupA-producing fungi and fungal interactions [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceHuperzine A (HupA), a lycopodium alkaloid with therapeutic potential for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, is found exclusively in some species of the Huperzioideae subfamily of Lycopodiaceae.
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Comprehensive analysis of the Lycopodium japonicum mitogenome reveals abundant tRNA genes and cis-spliced introns in Lycopodiaceae species [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceLycophytes and ferns represent one of the earliest-diverging lineages of vascular plants, with the Lycopodiaceae family constituting the basal clade among lycophytes.
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Fractionation of Lycopodiaceae Alkaloids and Evaluation of Their Anticholinesterase and Cytotoxic Activities [PDF]
Molecules, 2021 In view of the abundant evidence that Lycopodiaceae alkaloids, including the well-known huperzine A (HupA), are among the potent acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors, an attempt was made to search for new compounds responsible for this property.
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A taxonomic revision of Phlegmariurus Holub (Lycopodiaceae) from China
Guangxi Zhiwu, 2023 Plants of the lycophyte genus Phlegmariurus contain the chemical compound Huperzine A, the effective medicinal component treating Alzheimer's disease, thus with huge economic value.
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Evidencia de asociaciones fúngicas en Phlegmariurus reflexus (Lycopodiaceae)
Botanical Sciences, 2022 Antecedentes: Las asociaciones simbióticas de plantas con hongos están ampliamente distribuidas, más del 90 % de las plantas terrestres llevan a cabo algún tipo de simbiosis.
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Evidence for Co-evolutionary History of Early Diverging Lycopodiaceae Plants With Fungi
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Lycopods are tracheophytes in the Kingdom Plantae and represent one of the oldest lineages of living vascular plants. Symbiotic interactions between these plants with fungi and bacteria, including fine root endophytes in Endogonales, have been ...
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020 Phlegmariurus (Herter) Holub is the largest genus of Lycopodiaceae, with about 250 species distributed in the tropics and subtropics of the world. Phlegmariurus phlegmaria is the representative species of Phlegmariurus.
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