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Expression of terpenoid indole alkaloid biosynthetic pathway genes corresponds to accumulation of related alkaloids in Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don.
Planta - 1 Jan 2005
Dutta Ajaswrata, Batra Jyoti, Pandey-Rai Sashi, Singh Digvijay, Kumar Sushil, Sen Jayanti
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Madagascar periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don, a medicinally important plant, produces anticancer dimeric alkaloids, vinblastine and vincristine, in the leaves and accumulates antihypertensive alkaloids, ajmalicine and serpentine, in the roots. This plant grows wild in distant tropical a...
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