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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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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In Silico Retrieving of Opium Poppy (Papaver Somniferum L.) Microsatellites
Agriculture, 2015 Repetitive tandem sequences were retrieved within nucleotide sequences of opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) genomic DNA available in the GenBank® database.
Masárová Veronika +2 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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Fast Opium Poppy Detection in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Imagery Based on Deep Neural Network
Drones, 2023 Opium poppy is a medicinal plant, and its cultivation is illegal without legal approval in China. Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is an effective tool for monitoring illegal poppy cultivation.
Zhiqi Zhang +3 more
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People, Land and Poppy: the Political Ecology of Opium and the Historical Impact of Alternative Development in Northwest Thailand [PDF]
Forest and Society, 2017 Thailand’s near-total elimination of opium poppy cultivation is attributed to “alternative development” programming, which replaces illicit crops with licit ones.
Bobby Anderson
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A crossdisciplinary project on opium poppy
, 2023 The project aims to define a chrono-cultural framework for the early domestication of the Opium Poppy and its dispersal from Prehistory to the end of the Iron Age (6000-50 cal BC) in Europe and Southwest Asia.
Aurélie Salavert
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Research Progress on Legal Supervision and Detection Technologies of Opium Poppy-Derived Ingredients in Foods [PDF]
Shipin KexueThe abuse of opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) and its derivatives may lead to addiction and serious health problems. In recent years, cases of illegal addition of opium poppy-derived ingredients to foods have occurred frequently worldwide.
ZHANG Kewei, HU Di, ZHAO Mi, YUAN Xin, DENG Tingting, CHEN Ying
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Opium Alkaloids in Harvested and Thermally Processed Poppy Seeds
Frontiers in Chemistry, 2020 The opium alkaloids (morphine, codeine, thebaine, noscapine, and papaverine) have been detected on poppy seeds; they are widely used by the food industry for decoration and flavor but can introduce opium alkaloids into the food chain.
Michelle G. Carlin +2 more
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