Decoding the Biosynthetic Pathway of the Alkaloid Morphine with Bioinformatics [PDF]
Agrotechniques in Industrial CropsIn 1803, the opium poppy was the source of Morphine, the first alkaloid extracted. Due to its diverse use and therapeutic applications, it is considered the most notable alkaloid and accounts for 42 out of all alkaloid substances. This study aimed to use
Nazila Bagheri +3 more
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Gender, race, militarism and remembrance: the everyday geopolitics of the poppy [PDF]
, 2016 This article offers a feminist analysis of how British military violence and war are, in part, made possible through everyday embodied and emotional practices of remembrance and forgetting.
Basham, Victoria
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The Politics of Passage: Studying Checkpoints and Claim Making in Conflict‐affected Settings
Development and Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Roadblocks, or checkpoints, are obligatory passage points that are erected by entities claiming authority over a given crossing. They are often the most common everyday interface between civilians and armed actors in conflict‐affected contexts, but are overlooked in studies on either trade or authority amidst conflict.
Peer Schouten +4 more
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Grasas y Aceites, 2020 Cold pressed oils obtained from chia (Salvia hispanica L.), milk thistle (Silybum marianum L.), nigella (Nigella sativa L.), and white and black varieties of poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) seeds were characterized.
E. Rokosik, K. Dwiecki, A. Siger
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Receiving, or ‘Adopting’, Donated Embryos to Have Children: Parents Narrate and Draw Kinship Boundaries [PDF]
, 2018 Existing research suggests that embryo donation (ED) may be seen as similar to adoption by those who donate or receive embryos, or it may not. Our qualitative study explored whether having a child via embryo donation initiated kinship connections between
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Unmothered at Work: Organizational Silence Around Reproductive Loss
Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.ABSTRACT An identity transition refers to changes in self‐concept that can result from professional or personal shifts. Although organizations increasingly support institutionally legible and culturally normative nonwork transitions, others remain professionally stigmatized or culturally unspeakable.
Katrina M. Brownell
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Functional and Sensory Evaluation of Kashar Cheese Enriched with Plant-Based Ingredients
Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and TechnologyThis study aimed to evaluate the impact of incorporating plant-based ingredients—strawberry, walnut, tomato, tahini, and poppy seed on the physicochemical, color, textural, and sensory properties of Kashar cheese.
Fadime Seyrekoğlu, Tolunay Yücel
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Detection of substrate binding motifs for morphine biosynthetic pathway intermediates in novel wound inducible (R,S)-reticuline 7-O-methyltransferase of Papaver somniferum [PDF]
, 2011 The benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIA) comprise a large and diverse group of nitrogen-containing secondary metabolites with about 2500 compounds identified in plants.
Abha Meena +5 more
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Impact of weight‐loss interventions on psoriasis severity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, EarlyView.Weight‐loss interventions were associated with clinically and statistically significant improvements in psoriasis severity (PASI and PASI 75) and quality of life (DLQI). These findings support the role of weight‐loss interventions as effective adjuncts to medical therapy and their integration into holistic psoriasis care.
Sarah Morrow +6 more
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Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2021 Background: Papaver bracteatum Lindl. (Persian poppy) has a very long history as the major source of natural alkaloids. Among Papaver species, Persian poppy can be considered as a rich source of thebaine.
Alireza Habibzade +2 more
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