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The origins and spread of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) revealed by genomics and seed morphometrics [PDF]

Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci
The opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) is one of the most important plants in human history. It is the main source of opiates used as analgesic medicines or psychotropic drugs, the latter related to addiction problems, illegal trafficking and ...
Rui S R Machado, Vincent Bonhomme, R. Soteras, Angèle Jeanty, L. Bouby, A. Evin, M. J. Fernandes Martins, Sandra Gonçalves, Ferran Antolín, Aurélie Salavert, Hugo Rafael Oliveira   +10 more
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Pharmacokinetics and transplacental transfer of codeine and codeine metabolites from Papaver somniferum L.

Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2022
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Papaveris Pericarpium, which is the dried husk of Papaver somniferum L., has been used as a phytomedicine to relieve cough, diarrhea and pain.
Jung-Hung Chen, I-Hshin Lin, Thomas Y. Hsueh, J. Dalley, T. Tsai   +4 more
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A global survey of the transcriptome of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) based on single-molecule long-read isoform sequencing.

The Plant Journal, 2022
Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum), which produces benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIA), is an important medicinal plant. However, due to the 70.9% repetitive content and the whole-genome duplication event of the opium poppy genome, it is difficult to ...
Tun Xu, Xiaofei Yang, Yanyan Jia, Zihang Li, G. Tang, Xiujuan Li, Bo Wang, Tingjie Wang, Jiadong Lin, Li Guo, Kai Ye   +10 more
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Therapeutic Effect and Mechanism of Papaver somniferum on Myopia and Complete Chloroplast Genome Analysis

Science of Advanced Materials, 2022
Myopia is a global medical and social problem and is one of the main eye diseases leading to vision loss and blindness. Papaver somniferum is an important medicinal plant with analgesic, antitussive, and anti-asthmatic effects.
Xiaolan Bao, Liancai Zhu
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The effects of Papaver somniferum (Opium poppy) on health, its controversies and consensus evidence

Toxin Reviews, 2021
After cannabis, opiates are the world’s second most widely abused illegal drug. Opium is the latex of unripe pods of Papaver somniferum (Opium poppy). Opium has been used traditionally for lowering blood lipids, and postpone cardiac diseases, as well as ...
Mahdiyeh Hedayati-Moghadam, Seyyed Ali Moezi, T. Kazemi, Abdul Sami, M. Akram, Rida Zainab, M. Khazdair   +6 more
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Fatty Acid Composition, Tocopherols, Volatile Compounds, and Sensory Evaluation of Low Morphine Yielding Varieties of Poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) Seeds and Oils.

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2021
Low morphine yielding winter ('Zeno Morphex') and summer ('Viola', 'Mieszko', 'Borowski') poppy varieties were investigated for their chemical composition and sensory properties.
K. Luhmer, Nadine Schulze-Kaysers, Michelle M. Feuereisen, Lukas Wirth, Fabian Maretzky, M. Wüst, H. Blum, Elisa Dörr, R. Pude   +8 more
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Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum)

2006
The genetic transformation of opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, offers the opportunity to study the mechanisms involved in the regulation of benzylisoquinoline and morphinan alkaloid biosynthesis. The development of an efficient transformation protocol for opium poppy has allowed us to transform a range of genotypes from all around the world, including ...
Julie A, Chitty, Robert S, Allen, Philip J, Larkin   +2 more
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Papaver somniferum L. mediated novel bioinspired lead oxide (PbO) and iron oxide (Fe2O3) nanoparticles: In-vitro biological applications, biocompatibility and their potential towards HepG2 cell line.

Materials Science and Engineering C: Materials for Biological Applications, 2019
To overcome the disadvantages of chemical and physical methods, phyto-fabricated nanoparticles attained great attention due to their multifarious applications. Here we successfully demonstrated Papaver somniferum L. mediated green synthesis of lead oxide
Wali Muhammad, M. A. Khan, M. Nazir, Aishah Siddiquah, S. Mushtaq, S. Hashmi, B. Abbasi   +6 more
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Biodiesel production and characterisation of poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) seed oil methyl ester as a source of 2nd generation biodiesel feedstock

, 2020
One of the challenging tasks for the researchers is to identify alternative renewable energy feedstocks which can be used as a substitute for fossil fuel to meet the increasing demand for energy, reduce the depletion of fossil fuel reserves and eliminate
M. Bhuiya, M. Rasul, Masud M. K. Khan, N. Ashwath   +3 more
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