Effect of Taxus baccata L. Extract on Hydatid Cyst Protoscolices In vitro [PDF]
Archives of Razi Institute, 2021 Hydatidosis is the most important global parasitic infectious disease both in humans and animals, which can lodge at different organs of the host, such as liver, lung (even heart), and brain which may lead to death.
R. Norouzi +3 more
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Shrub Cover and Soil Moisture Affect Taxus baccata L. Regeneration at Its Southern Range [PDF]
Plants, 2023 The effect of key ecological and anthropic factors on the recruitment of the common yew (Taxus baccata L.) in Sardinia (Italy) has been analyzed. After bibliographic and cartographic research, followed by field surveys, we found 232 sites where yew grows
Giacomo Calvia +5 more
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The effects of Fusarium graminearum cell extracts and culture filtrates on the production of paclitaxel and 10-deacetylbaccatin III in suspension cell cultures of Taxus baccata L. [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyBackground The genus Taxus (yew) is the sole producer of the paclitaxel with anticancer properties. The rising demand for plant-derived medicines has led to the overexploitation of various species and ecosystem degradation, which is further worsened by ...
Arman Kamali Dehghan +6 more
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Genetic, epigenetic and metabolite variation in peripheral European Yew (Taxus baccata L.) populations at an unexplored part of the species natural distribution. [PDF]
PLoS ONETaxanes form effective anticancer agents, which are found in the leaves and bark of the yew tree (Taxus L.). Paclitaxel (Taxol®) and related taxanes are widely used in cancer therapy.
Eleftheria Dalmaris +6 more
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Anti-ulcerogenic Lignans from Taxus baccata L.
Zeitschrift Fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences, 2004 Four lignan type compounds, lariciresinol, taxiresinol, isolariciresinol and 3-demethyl-isolariciresinol, were isolated from the heartwood of Taxus baccata L. (Taxaceae) growing in Turkey through chromatographic techniques. In vivo anti-ulcerogenic potency of these compounds was investigated on ethanol-induced ulcerogenesis model in rats at two ...
Ilhan Gurbuz +2 more
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Plasma-activated water modulates taxanes production and phenylalanineammonia-lyase activity in Taxus baccata cell culture. [PDF]
PLoS ONEPaclitaxel, an anti-cancer compound from the Taxus baccata L. (yew tree), is limited in availability from natural sources. This study explores the use of plasma-activated water (PAW) as an elicitor in T.
Mojan Haji Fathali Tehrani +5 more
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Female gametophyte development and embryogenesis in Taxus baccata L.
Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae, 2014 Crassinucellate ovules are initiated in Taxus, directly from the shoot apex. The rudimentary pollen chamber is formed in the nucellus. A linear tetrad of megaspores with a functional chalazal megaspore is formed.
Vladimir B. Brukhin, Peter V. Bozhkov
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New insights into the antifungal activity of Taxus baccata L.
Genetics & Applications, 2019 Taxus baccata L., yew, is dioecious, small to medium-sized evergreen tree, native to Europe, Africa and Asia, but it is cultivated worldwide because of its ornamental features.
Irma Mahmutović-Dizdarević +2 more
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Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 2023 Taxus L. is accepted in the literature as natural resources of biologically active compounds and volatile oils, with applications in medicine, pharmaceuticals, food, cosmetics, and with ecological impact on the natural living environment.
Mădălina-Elena FRUNZETE +6 more
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YEW EXTRACTS - A POSSIBLE SOURCE OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS WITH POTENTIAL ALLELOPATHIC PROPERTIES
Journal of Experimental and Molecular Biology, 2023 Representative species of the Taxus genus, known since antiquity for their toxicity, have been an essential plant resource for the production of plant extracts with medicinal properties (anti-inflammatory, antifungal, and antibacterial) and, more ...
Madalina - Elena Frunzete +2 more
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