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The opium poppy genome and morphinan production [PDF]
Science, 2018 Poppy genome reveals evolution of opiates The opium poppy has been a source of painkillers since Neolithic times. Attendant risks of addiction threaten many today. Guo et al. now deliver a draft of the opium poppy genome, which encompasses 2.72 gigabases assembled into 11 chromosomes and predicts more than
Li Guo +10 more
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Opium Poppy Detection Using Deep Learning [PDF]
Remote Sensing, 2018 Opium poppies are a major source of traditional drugs, which are not only harmful to physical and mental health, but also threaten the economy and society. Monitoring poppy cultivation in key regions through remote sensing is therefore a crucial task; the location coordinates of poppy parcels represent particularly important information for their ...
Xiangyu Liu +4 more
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Network-based identification of hub transcription factors associated with benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis in Papaver somniferum [PDF]
Biochemistry and Biophysics ReportsPapaver somniferum L. (Opium poppy) is one of the world's most economically valuable medicinal plants, and it is the industrial source of essential compounds such as painkillers and other pharmecutical drugs.
Mahsa Eshaghi, Sajad Rashidi-Monfared
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International Journal of Digital Earth, 2017 Recently the cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan reached unprecedented levels. It is agreed that the complex and coupled interactions of social, economic and environmental drivers are crucial for understanding the spatial and temporal dynamics of ...
Stefan Kienberger +4 more
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Gene clustering and copy number variation in alkaloid metabolic pathways of opium poppy [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2020 The opium poppy has been a source of painkilling drugs synthesized by the benzylisoquinoline alkaloid pathway. Here, the authors report an improved genome assembly and reveal gene clustering and copy number variation in alkaloid metabolic pathways.
Qiushi Li +10 more
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Improved UAV Opium Poppy Detection Using an Updated YOLOv3 Model [PDF]
Sensors, 2019 Rapid detection of illicit opium poppy plants using UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) imagery has become an important means to prevent and combat crimes related to drug cultivation. However, current methods rely on time-consuming visual image interpretation.
Jun Zhou +5 more
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Procedures for DNA Extraction from Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) and Poppy Seed-Containing Products [PDF]
Foods, 2020 Several commonly used extraction procedures and commercial kits were compared for extraction of DNA from opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) seeds, ground seeds, pollen grains, poppy seed filling from a bakery product, and poppy oil.
Šarlota Kaňuková +3 more
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Evaluation of Biosynthetic Pathway and Engineered Biosynthesis of Morphine with CRISPR [PDF]
BIO Web of Conferences, 2023 As a secondary metabolite produced by opium poppy (Papaver somniferum), morphine is a valuable subject for research and application purposes within the medical field.
Hao Luyang
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Archaeometry, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract Organic residue analysis was conducted on various vessels from burials at Tel Yehud, Israel. The analyses led to new reliable evidence for the presence of opioid alkaloids and their decomposition products. This research revitalizes a decades‐old discussion on the presence and function of the opium trade across a cultural region of utmost ...
Vanessa Linares +5 more
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Genomic and cell-specific regulation of benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis in opium poppy. [PDF]
J Exp BotHong UVT +3 more
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