Promising Approaches for Simultaneous Enhancement of Medicinally Significant Benzylisoquinoline Alkaloids in Opium Poppy [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceBenzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs) produced in opium poppy have been evidenced to heal patients suffering from various diseases. They, therefore, hold an integral position in the herbal drug industry.
Zahra Aghaali
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Update of the Scientific Opinion on Opium Alkaloids in Poppy Seeds
EFSA Journal, 2018 Poppy seeds are obtained from the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.). They are used as food and to produce edible oil. The opium poppy plant contains narcotic alkaloids such as morphine and codeine.
alain-claude Roudot +2 more
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A morphometric approach to track opium poppy domestication [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L. subsp. somniferum) was likely domesticated in the Western Mediterranean, where its putative wild ancestor is indigenous, and then spread to central and northern Europe.
Ana Jesus +7 more
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Developing benzylisoquinoline alkaloid-enriched opium poppy via CRISPR-directed genome editing: A review [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyAmong plant-derived secondary metabolites are benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs) that play a vital role in medicine. The most conspicuous BIAs frequently found in opium poppy are morphine, codeine, thebaine, papaverine, sanguinarine, and noscapine. BIAs
Zahra Aghaali, Mohammad Reza Naghavi
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cor1 Gene: A Suitable Marker for Identification of Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) [PDF]
FoodsThis paper discusses the development of rapid, reliable, and accurate polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays for detecting opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) in food. Endpoint, quantitative, and digital PCRs were compared based on the amplification of a
Eliška Čermáková +5 more
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Alkaloid binding to opium poppy major latex proteins triggers structural modification and functional aggregation [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2022 Opium poppy accumulates alkaloids in the specialized cytoplasm of laticifers known as latex. Here the authors show that the binding of alkaloids to the abundant major latex proteins triggers quaternary structural modification that mediates a functional ...
Natali Ozber +8 more
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Phenotypic classification of opium poppy genotypes (Papaver somniferum L.) based on morpho-phenological traits [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAccurate classification of opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) genotypes based on phenotypic variation is essential for efficient breeding programs targeting specific traits such as flower and seed color.
Yasin Özgen +2 more
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OpiumPlex is a novel microsatellite system for profiling opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) is a versatile plant exploited by the pharmaceutical and food industries. Unfortunately, it is also infamously known as a source of highly addictive narcotics, primarily heroin.
Jakub Vašek +6 more
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Effect of physio-chemical seed treatments on opium poppy downy mildews caused by Peronospora meconopsidis and P. somniferi. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 Downy mildew of opium poppy is the single biggest disease constraint afflicting the Australian poppy industry. Within the pathosystem, the transmission of infections via infested seed is of major concern. Both downy mildew pathogens of poppy; Peronospora
Tamilarasan Thangavel +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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