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Field: Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis

Phytol: A review of biomedical activities

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Muhammad Torequl Islam, Eunüs S. Ali, Shaikh Jamal Uddin, Subrata Shaw et al.

Journal: Food and Chemical Toxicology
Year: 2018
Citations: 459

Phytol (PYT) is a diterpene member of the long-chain unsaturated acyclic alcohols. PYT and some of its derivatives, including phytanic acid (PA), exert a wide range of biological effects. PYT is a valuable essential oil (EO) used as a fragrance and a potential candidate for a broad range of applicat...

Life SciencesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyMolecular BiologyOpen Access
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Genome-wide analysis of WRKY transcription factors in Solanum lycopersicum

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Shengxiong Huang, Yongfeng Gao, Ji‐Kai Liu, Xiaoli Peng et al.

Journal: Molecular Genetics and GenomicsYear: 2012Citations: 449

The WRKY transcription factors have been implicated in multiple biological processes in plants, especially in regulating defense against biotic and abiotic stresses. However, little information is available about the WRKYs in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). The recent release of the whole-genome sequ...

Life SciencesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyMolecular Biology
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Bioactive Secondary Metabolites from Plant Sources: Types, Synthesis, and Their Therapeutic Uses

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Baan Munim Twaij, Md. Nazmul Hasan

Journal: International Journal of Plant BiologyYear: 2022Citations: 401

Plants are the source of various photochemicals; metabolites are used in medicinal and environmental sectors as well as being widely used in commercial and pharmaceutical products. Although they produce a number of medicinal products, either already on the market or under trial, the amounts obtained...

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R2R3‐<scp>MYB</scp> transcription factor <scp>MYB</scp>6 promotes anthocyanin and proanthocyanidin biosynthesis but inhibits secondary cell wall formation in <i>Populus tomentosa</i>

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Lijun Wang, Wanxiang Lu, Lingyu Ran, Liwen Dou et al.

Journal: The Plant JournalYear: 2019Citations: 252

The secondary cell wall is an important carbon sink in higher plants and its biosynthesis requires coordination of metabolic fluxes in the phenylpropanoid pathway. In Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), MYB75 and the KNOX transcription factor KNAT7 form functional complexes to regulate secondary cel...

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Chemical composition of leaf and seed essential oil of Coriandrum sativum L. from Bangladesh

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Md Nazrul Islam Bhuiyan, Jaripa Begum, Mahbuba Sultana

Journal: Bangladesh Journal of PharmacologyYear: 2009Citations: 171

The essential oils from leaves and fruits of Coriandrum sativum L. were analyzed by gas chromatography mass spectroscopy (GC-MS). The leaf oil contained 44 compounds mostly of aromatic acids containing 2-decenoic acid (30.8%), E-11-tetradecenoic acid (13.4%), capric acid (12.7%), undecyl alcohol (6....

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Transcriptional regulatory network of high-value active ingredients in medicinal plants

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Han Zheng, Xueqing Fu, Jin Shao, Yueli Tang et al.

Journal: Trends in Plant ScienceYear: 2023Citations: 170

High-value active ingredients in medicinal plants have attracted research attention because of their benefits for human health, such as the antimalarial artemisinin, anticardiovascular disease tanshinones, and anticancer Taxol and vinblastine. Here, we review how hormones and environmental factors p...

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The transcription factor MYB115 contributes to the regulation of proanthocyanidin biosynthesis and enhances fungal resistance in poplar

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Lijun Wang, Lingyu Ran, Yisu Hou, Qiaoyan Tian et al.

Journal: New PhytologistYear: 2017Citations: 169

Proanthocyanidins (PAs) are major defense phenolic compounds in the leaves of poplar (Populus spp.) in response to abiotic and biotic stresses. Transcriptional regulation of PA biosynthetic genes by the MYB-basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH)-WD40 complexes in poplar is not still fully understood. Here, a...

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Fruit skin color and the role of anthocyanin

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Emrul Kayesh, Lingfei Shangguan, Nicholas Kibet Korir, Xin Sun et al.

Journal: Acta Physiologiae PlantarumYear: 2013Citations: 151
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Pharmacoinformatics and molecular dynamics simulation-based phytochemical screening of neem plant <i>(Azadiractha indica)</i> against human cancer by targeting MCM7 protein

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Foysal Ahammad, Rahat Alam, Rasel Mahmud, Shahina Akhter et al.

Journal: Briefings in BioinformaticsYear: 2021Citations: 137

Minichromosome maintenance complex component 7 (MCM7) belongs to the minichromosome maintenance family that is important for the initiation of eukaryotic DNA replication. Overexpression of the MCM7 protein is relative to cellular proliferation and responsible for aggressive malignancy in various can...

Physical SciencesComputer ScienceComputational Theory and Mathematics
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Techniques for the extraction of phytosterols and their benefits in human health: a review

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Mohammad Shorif Uddin, Sahena Ferdosh, Md. Jahurul Haque Akanda, Kashif Ghafoor et al.

Journal: Separation Science and TechnologyYear: 2018Citations: 129

This review summarizes the information on the health-promoting effects of phytosterols and the techniques for their extraction. The extraction and analysis processes of phytosterols are complex and have not been fully established. Phytosterols have significant roles in the areas of foods, nutrition,...

Health SciencesMedicineSurgeryOpen Access
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DPPH free radical scavenging activity of some Bangladeshi medicinal plants

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S. S. Hasan, Mokarram Hossain, Raushanara Akter, Mariam Jamila et al.

Journal: Journal of Medicinal Plants ResearchYear: 2009Citations: 129

Hydromethanol extracts of fifteen Bangladeshi medicinal plants, traditionally used in different ailments, were evaluated for antioxidant potential using DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl) radical scavenging assay. Among the extractsCocos nucifera, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Punica granatum and Syzy...

Health SciencesMedicineBiochemistryOpen Access
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Anticancer activity of thymol: A literature‐based review and docking study with Emphasis on its anticancer mechanisms

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Muhammad Torequl Islam, Abul Bashar Ripon Khalipha, Rajat Bagchi, Milon Mondal et al.

Journal: IUBMB LifeYear: 2018Citations: 127

This review aims to summarize the anticancer effects of the natural monoterpene phenol derivative of cymenethymol and its derivatives as well as further molecular docking study to correlate the interaction of thymol and biomacromolecules that involved in cancer cell growth. For this, an up-to-date (...

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Phytosterols and their extraction from various plant matrices using supercritical carbon dioxide: a review

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Md. Salim Uddin, Md. Zaidul Islam Sarker, Sahena Ferdosh, Md. Jahurul Haque Akanda et al.

Journal: Journal of the Science of Food and AgricultureYear: 2014Citations: 112

Phytosterols provide important health benefits: in particular, the lowering of cholesterol. From environmental and commercial points of view, the most appropriate technique has been searched for extracting phytosterols from plant matrices. As a green technology, supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) ...

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Phytol in a pharma-medico-stance

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Muhammad Torequl Islam, Marcus Vinícius Oliveira Barros de Alencar, Kátia da Conceição Machado, Keylla da Conceição Machado et al.

Journal: Chemico-Biological InteractionsYear: 2015Citations: 110

This study aims to review phytol (PYT), through published articles, periodicals, magazines and patents, which were retrieved from the PM, SD, WS, SP; DII, WIPO, CIPO, USPTO and INPI databases. Among the 149 articles and 62 patents, 27.52% articles and 87.09% patients were found on the searched topic...

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Studies on the essential oil‐bearing plants of Bangladesh. Part VIII. Composition of some <i>Ocimum</i> oils <i>O. basilicum</i> L. var. <i>purpurascens</i>; <i>O. sanctum</i> L. green; <i>O. sanctum</i> L. purple; <i>O. americanum</i> L., citral type; <i>O. americanum</i> L., camphor type

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Luigi Mondello, Giovanni Zappia, Antonella Cotroneo, Ivana Bonaccorsi et al.

Journal: Flavour and Fragrance JournalYear: 2002Citations: 106

Abstract The essential oils of Ocimum basilicum L. var. purpurascens , O. sanctum L. green, O. sanctum L. purple, O. americanum L. (citral type) and, O. americanum L. (camphor type) obtained from plants grown in Bangladesh were analysed by GC and GC–MS. The oil obtained from O. basilicum L. var. pur...

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