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Essential Work in Essential Oil Production: Ravintsara Distillation in Madagascar During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

open access: yesCulture, Agriculture, Food and Environment, Volume 47, Issue 2, December 2025.
ABSTRACT During the COVID‐19 pandemic, global demand for ravintsara (Cinnamomum camphora ct 1,8‐cineole), an introduced yet naturalized medicinal tree, surged due to its reputed antiviral properties. In Madagascar's highlands, informal distillers (mpitanika ravina) became essential workers, producing ravintsara essential oil around the clock with ...
Chanelle Adams
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Quercus infectoria Phytoconstituents Against Oral Cancer: Network Pharmacology, Docking Simulation, and In Vitro Cytotoxicity Assay

open access: yesFood Science &Nutrition, Volume 13, Issue 9, September 2025.
This study illustrates a workflow exploring Quercus infectoria against oral cancer through network pharmacology, target prediction, molecular docking, DFT, molecular dynamics, and pathway enrichment. Molecular docking showed strong binding affinities of Nyctanthic acid and β‐Glucogallin with AKT1 and GAPDH, respectively, with the Nyctanthic acid‐AKT1 ...
Priyanka Kamaria   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phytochemicals in Cancer Therapy: A Structured Review of Mechanisms, Challenges, and Progress in Personalized Treatment

open access: yesChemistry &Biodiversity, Volume 22, Issue 8, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Cancer is a major global health concern. Therefore, new treatment options are needed. The phytochemicals have different chemical structures. It also exhibits several other biological activities. Therefore, these compounds are promising anticancer agents. This review aims to identify and assess new candidates for anticancer therapy. Researchers
Alaa A. A. Aljabali   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

EFFECT OF AUXIN AND CYTOKININ ON VINCRISTINE PRODUCTION BY CALLUS CULTURES OF CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS L. (APOCYNACEAE)

open access: yesTropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2009
Callus cultures of Catharanthus roseus L. were established to verify whether they produce vincristine as the intact plant. Different growth regulator combinations were applied to Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium to influence the level of production of ...
Chinnamadasamy Kalidass   +2 more
doaj  

Exogenous stimulation of Tanacetum vulgare roots with pipecolic acid leads to tissue‐specific responses in terpenoid composition

open access: yesPlant Biology, Volume 27, Issue 5, Page 891-902, August 2025.
Tissue‐specific changes in terpenoid patterns in tansy are induced by simulated induction of systemic acquired resistance using pipercolic acid. Abstract Tanacetum vulgare L., tansy, is a perennial plant with highly variable terpenoid composition, with mono‐ and sesquiterpenoids being the most abundant.
H. Rahimova   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Role of LEAFLESS, an AP2/ERF family transcription factor, in the regulation of trichome specialized metabolism

open access: yesNew Phytologist, Volume 247, Issue 2, Page 774-790, July 2025.
Summary Acylsugars, specialized metabolites produced by trichomes of many solanaceous species, provide protection against biotic and abiotic stresses. Many acylsugar metabolic enzymes have been identified; however, regulatory factors remain unknown.
Sabyasachi Mandal   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

First report of Spiroplasma citri (-Induced) associated with periwinkle lethal yellows in Southeast Asia. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Madagascar periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus, plants grown in Malaysia were observed with symptoms of premature abscission of buds and flowers, reduction in leaf size, chlorosis of the leaf tips and margins, general chlorosis, and stunting and plant death.
Nejat, Naghmeh   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Molecular and Biochemical Analysis of a Madagascar Periwinkle Root-Specific Minovincinine-19-Hydroxy-O-Acetyltransferase [PDF]

open access: yesPlant Physiology, 2001
Abstract The terminal steps in the biosynthesis of the monoterpenoid indole alkaloids vindoline and minovincinine are catalyzed by separate acetyl coenzyme A-dependent O-acetyltransferases in Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus G. Don).
P, Laflamme, B, St-Pierre, , De Luca V
openaire   +2 more sources

Phylogeny and bioprospecting: The diversity of medicinal plants used in cancer management

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 7, Issue 1, Page 147-158, January 2025.
As the second‐leading cause of mortality worldwide, cancer is a major focus of drug discovery research. Traditional plant knowledge can guide the search for undiscovered compounds, but the efficacy of this approach for cancer, a highly complex disease affecting diverse tissues, is unknown.
Jamie B. Thompson, Julie A. Hawkins
wiley   +1 more source

Production of herbal shampoo from Madagascar periwinkle

open access: yes, 2020
Recently, the society interest in using herbal shampoos has increased significantly. Big companies have started to produce herbal shampoo to meet the market demands. However, most of these shampoos contain chemicals that could be harmful to human health.
Shamsuddin, Muhammad Syahmi Al Naqim   +3 more
core  

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