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Malignant Arrhythmia and Cardiac Arrest Following Intentional Yew Tree Leaf Ingestion Salvaged by VA‐ECMO [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
This case emphasizes the role of multidisciplinary involvement and early decision‐making in yew tree (Taxus baccata) poisoning. Taxus baccata contains taxine alkaloids that predispose to malignant arrhythmia.
William Ries, Muhammad Faisal, Thomas Kirk, Aqib Hafeez, Laura Vincent, David Clarke, Graham Barker   +6 more
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Interactions between Co-Habitating fungi Elicit Synthesis of Taxol from an Endophytic Fungus in Host Taxus Plants

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2013
Within a plant, there can exist an ecosystem of pathogens and endophytes, the latter described as bacteria and fungal inhabitants that thrive without causing disease to the host.
Sameh S M Soliman
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Transcriptome and Metabolome Analyses of Taxus chinensis var. mairei Tissues Provide New Insights into the Regulation of Paclitaxel Biosynthesis [PDF]

Plants
Taxus is the natural source of the anticancer drug paclitaxel. Although significant progress has been made in elucidating the biosynthetic pathway of paclitaxel, its tissue-specific accumulation and associated regulatory networks in Taxus remains unclear.
Luyuan Jiang, Yanyan Li, Xiaoyang Jiang, Fenjuan Shao, Wenli Wu, Fan Xu, Iain Wilson, Angela Hoffman, Yanfang Yang, Deyou Qiu   +9 more
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Morphological Structure Analysis of Taxus Based on Plant Biomechanics [PDF]

SHS Web of Conferences, 2022
Although biomechanics has been developing for years, the research breakthrough of biomechanics at this stage is mainly to solve life and health problems (e.g., vascular mechanics, molecular cell biomechanics, as well as tissue repair biomechanics). There
Qin Xiru
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Effects of exogenous NO on antioxidant system of Taxus plants under simulated acid rain stress

Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 2021
Taxus is a famous medicinal and landscape tree species. The aim of this study was to explore the effect of exogenous nitric oxide (NO) on the resistance of Taxus plants to acid rain stress and to identify Taxus species with strong acid rain resistance by
Bing SUN, Mengxi LI, Die HU, Xiao PAN, Yongjun FEI   +4 more
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Pharmacodynamics of frigid zone plant Taxus cuspidata S. et Z. against skin melanin deposition, oxidation, inflammation and allergy

Frigid Zone Medicine, 2023
Taxus cuspidata S. et Z. is a precious species of frigid zone plant belonging to the Taxaceae family, which possesses anticancer, anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic, and antibacterial pharmacological properties.
Shi Yang, Liu Ling, Sun Heyang, Chen Chen, Feng Jing, Chen Yongchao, Lin Yuan, Kopylov Philipp, Wang Qi, Zhang Yong   +9 more
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Effects of Seasonal Changes on Chlorophyll Fluorescence and Physiological Characteristics in the Two Taxus Species

Plants, 2023
Taxus is a rare and endangered woody plant worldwide with important economic and ecological values. However, the weak environmental adaptability of Taxus species, in particular the unstable photosynthetic activity in different seasons, always affects its
Tao Wang, Lingyu Li, Yalong Qin, Bo Lu, Donghuan Xu, Weibing Zhuang, Xiaochun Shu, Fengjiao Zhang, Ning Wang, Zhong Wang   +9 more
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Taxus yunnanensis genome offers insights into gymnosperm phylogeny and taxol production

Communications Biology, 2021
Song, Fu, Yang, Niu, Tian, et al. present a high-quality genome assembly and transcriptome data of Taxus yunnanensis, a plant belonging to the Taxus genus known for sources of traditional medicine and natural anticancer drugs.
Chi Song, Fangfang Fu, Lulu Yang, Yan Niu, Zhaoyang Tian, Xiangxiang He, Xiaoming Yang, Jie Chen, Wei Sun, Tao Wan, Han Zhang, Yicheng Yang, Tian Xiao, Komivi Dossa, Xiangxiao Meng, Fuliang Cao, Yves Van de Peer, Guibin Wang, Shilin Chen   +18 more
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Quality evaluation of compounds in leaves of six Taxus species based on UPLC-MS/MS and chemometrics

Frontiers in Chemistry, 2023
Introduction:Taxus species are used as medicinal plants all over the world. The leaves of Taxus species are sustainable medicinal resources that are rich in taxoids and flavonoids.
Qingzhu Cai, Qiang Song, Kunxia Jiang, Yao Lin, Ying Zhang, Jirong Zhang, Shuqing Lin, Lina Huang, Qihuang Xue, Zehao Huang, Wen Xu, Wei Xu, Mun Fei Yam, Mun Fei Yam   +13 more
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Investigation of bioactivities of Taxus chinensis, Taxus cuspidata, and Taxus × media by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Open Life Sciences, 2021
Taxus species have attracted much attention for their potency in cancer treatment. However, investigating the bioactivities of Taxus species is a complex task, due to their diversity, slow growth, and endangered state. The most important Taxus species in
Zhang Shuqiang, Lu Xueyan, Zheng Tianyao, Guo Xiaorui, Chen Qi, Tang Zhonghua   +5 more
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