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Acetylcholinesterase-inhibiting Alkaloids from Zephyranthes concolor [PDF]

Molecules, 2011
The bulbs and aerial parts of Zephyranthes concolor (Lindl.) Benth. & Hook. f. (Amaryllidaceae), an endemic species to Mexico, were found to contain the alkaloids chlidanthine, galanthamine, galanthamine N-oxide, lycorine, galwesine, and ...
Ricardo Reyes-Chilpa, Strahil Berkov, Simon Hernandez-Ortega   +2 more
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Phytochemical and toxicological evaluation of Zephyranthes citrina [PDF]

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
Drugs obtained from medicinal plants have always played a pivotal role in the field of medicine and to identify novel compounds. Safety profiling of plant extracts is of utmost importance during the discovery of new biologically active compounds and the ...
Muhammad Haseeb Ur Rehman, Uzma Saleem, Bashir Ahmad, Memoona Rashid   +3 more
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Sclerotinia rot of Zephyranthes candida caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Sclerotinia minor [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology
Sclerotinia rot is a serious disease that occurs on Zephyranthes candida. A thorough understanding of the pathogenic fungal species and understanding the biological characteristics are important for controlling sclerotinia.
Fuqiang Yin, Fuqiang Yin, Zhen Song, Lu Liu, Qin Xu, Jiamin Jiang, Zhien Xiao, Tiantian Guo, Yuxin Liu, Shaotian Zhang, Yue Yuan, Wanli Ma, Ming Liu, Ming Liu   +13 more
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Tissue-Specific Natural Synthesis of Galanthaminein Zephyranthes Species and Its Accumulation in Different In Vitro-Grown Organs Following Methyl Jasmonate Treatment [PDF]

Plants
Galanthamine is an immensely valuable alkaloid exhibiting anti-cancer and antiviral activity. The cultivation of plant tissues in in vitro conditions is a good source for the synthesis and enrichment of secondary metabolites of commercial interest.
Rukaya Syeed, A. Mujib, Yashika Bansal, Mohammad Mohsin, Afeefa Nafees, Moien Qadir Malik, Jyoti Mamgain, Bushra Ejaz, Yaser Hassan Dewir, Katalin Magyar-Tábori   +9 more
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The origin and diversification of Amaryllidaceae: A phylogenetic and biogeographic analysis. [PDF]

Am J Bot
Abstract Premise Previous angiosperm‐wide studies estimated that the geophytic family Amaryllidaceae diverged in Africa 87.00–46.77 million years ago (mya), spanning the Cretaceous and Palaeogene periods, including multiple important climatic and geological events.
Dennehy-Carr ZH, Könyves K, Yesson C, David JC, Culham A.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

MarkerMiner 1.0: a new application for phylogenetic marker development using angiosperm transcriptomes [PDF]

Applications in Plant Sciences, Volume 3, Issue 4, April 2015., 2015
Premise of the study: Targeted sequencing using next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms offers enormous potential for plant systematics by enabling economical acquisition of multilocus data sets that can resolve difficult phylogenetic problems ...
Berbazuk, W Brad, Chamala, Srikar, De Smet, Riet, García, Nicolás, Godden, Grant T, Jordon-Thaden, Ingrid E, Krishnakumar, Vivek, Soltis, Douglas E, Soltis, Pamela S   +8 more
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Zephyranthes spp. Rain Lily

EDIS, 2007
This document is about the Zephyranthes spp., commonly known as rain lily. It describes the plant’s dainty, funnel-shaped blooms that appear after heavy rain in various colors, including white, yellow, pink, rose, red, and orange. The rain lily grows in
Edward Gilman
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Flavonoids and alkaloids from the rhizomes of Zephyranthes ajax Hort. and their cytotoxicity [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2020
A new flavanol derivative, (2R,3R)-3-acetoxy-7-hydroxy-3′,4′-methylenedioxyflavan (1), was co-isolated from the rhizomes of Zephyranthes ajax Hort. with the following seven known compounds: 7-hydroxyflavan (2), 7,4′-dihydroxyflavan (3), 7,4′-dihydroxy-8 ...
Khan Viet Nguyen, Duc Viet Ho, Nhan Trong Le, Kiem Van Phan, Jyrki Heinämäki, Ain Raal, Hoai Thi Nguyen   +6 more
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ERK Inhibition Promotes Engraftment of Allografts by Reprogramming T-Cell Metabolism. [PDF]

Adv Sci (Weinh), 2023
Extracellular regulated protein kinases (ERK) pathway is highly activated in graft‐infiltrating T cells. Lycorine, an amaryllidaceae alkaloid extracted from the traditional Chinese medicine Zephyranthes candida, presents to be a novel ERK‐specific inhibitor and prolongs engraftment of allografts.
Tan X, Qi C, Zhao X, Sun L, Wu M, Sun W, Gu L, Wang F, Feng H, Huang X, Xie B, Shi Z, Xie P, Wu M, Zhang Y, Chen G, Chen G.   +16 more
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Caracterization of seed germination of Zephyranthes sylvatica (Mart.) Baker (Amarilidacea) [PDF]

Journal of Seed Science, 2014
Zephyranthes sylvatica is a beautiful lily, endemic from the Brazilian Caatinga. Although it has a great ornamental potential, little is known about this species, especially regarding its seeds germination process.
Mayara Wesley da Silva, Laise Guerra Barbosa, José Eduardo Santos Barboza da Silva, Keylan Silva Guirra, Diego Rangel da Silva Gama, Gilmara Moreira de Oliveira, Bárbara França Dantas   +6 more
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