Baseline survey of root-associated microbes of Taxus chinensis (Pilger) Rehd. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Taxol (paclitaxel) a diterpenoid is one of the most effective anticancer drugs identified. Biosynthesis of taxol was considered restricted to the Taxus genera until Stierle et al.
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Transcriptional profile of
BMC Genomics, 2012 Background Methyl jasmonate (MeJA) has been successfully used as an effective elicitor to enhance production of taxol and other taxanes in cultured Taxus cells. However the mechanism of MeJA-mediated taxane biosynthesis remains unclear.
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Metabolomics analysis of different diameter classes of Taxus chinensis reveals that the resource allocation is related to carbon and nitrogen metabolism [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyTaxus chinensis (Taxus cuspidata Sieb. et Zucc.) is a traditional medicinal plant known for its anticancer substance paclitaxel, and its growth age is also an important factor affecting its medicinal value.
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Transcriptome and Metabolome Analyses of Taxus chinensis var. mairei Tissues Provide New Insights into the Regulation of Paclitaxel Biosynthesis [PDF]
PlantsTaxus 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.
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Differential expression of microRNAs during root formation in Taxus chinensis var. mairei cultivars [PDF]
Open Life Sciences, 2019 MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been shown to play key roles in the regulation of plant growth and development by modifying the expression of their target genes.
Fei Yongjun, Luo Caroline, Tang Wei
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Optimization of Process Parameters of Extraction of Amentoflavone, Quercetin and Ginkgetin from Taxus chinensis Using Supercritical CO2 Plus Co-Solvent [PDF]
Molecules, 2014 The effects of extraction time, temperature, pressure and different concentration of ethanol and their interactions on the yields of amentoflavone, quercetin and ginkgetin extracted from Taxus chinensis by supercritical CO2 were investigated by using a ...
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Effects of exogenous NO on antioxidant system of Taxus plants under simulated acid rain stress [PDF]
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
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Identification of the Genes Involved in Anthocyanin Biosynthesis and Accumulation in Taxus chinensis. [PDF]
Genes (Basel), 2019 Taxus chinensis is a precious woody species with significant economic value. Anthocyanin as flavonoid derivatives plays a crucial role in plant biology and human health. However, the genes involved in anthocyanin biosynthesis have not been identified in T. chinensis. In this study, twenty-five genes involved in anthocyanin biosynthesis were identified,
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Journal of Plant Interactions, 2022 The root extracts and root exudates from the Taxus chinensis var. mairei had significant promote effects on growth of Camptoteca acuminata seedlings.
Yujie Fu, Jingjing Zhang, Chunying Li
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Insights from multi-omics integration into seed germination of Taxus chinensis var mairei [PDF]
Communications Biology, 2023 The transition from deep dormancy to seed germination is essential for the life cycle of plants, but how this process occurs in the gymnosperm Chinese yew (Taxus chinensis var mairei), the natural source of the anticancer drug paclitaxel, remains unclear.
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