Globally, medicinal plant natural products (PNPs) are a major source of substances used in
traditional and modern medicine. As we human race face the tremendous public health …

Success of plants largely depends on their ability to defend against herbivores. Since
emergence of the first voracious consumers, plants maintained adapting their structures and …

Camptothecin is a chemotherapeutic drug widely used to treat various cancers. Ophiorrhiza
pumila is an ideal plant model for the study of camptothecin production, with various …

Dendrobium officinale is both a traditional herbal medicine and a plant of high ornamental
and medicinal value. Alkaloids, especially terpenoid indole alkaloids (TIAs), with …

The plant kingdom contains an enormous diversity of bioactive compounds which regulate
plant growth and defends against biotic and abiotic stress. Some of these compounds, like …

Berberine is the primary medicinal component of Coptis chinensis, a perennial herb in
Ranunculaceae. It has pharmacological effects, such as clearing away heat and dampness …

Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) is a large aquatic plant that accumulates pharmacologically
significant benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs). However, little is known about their …

Plants produce a range of secondary metabolites primarily as defence molecules. A plant
has to invest considerable energy to synthesise alkaloids, and sometimes they are even …

Catharanthus roseus is a medicinal plant that produces an abundance of monoterpenoid
indole alkaloids (MIAs), notably including the anticancer compounds vinblastine and …

Stephania tetrandra (S. Moore) is a source of traditional Chinese medicine that is widely
used to treat rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis, edema, and hypertension. Benzylisoquinoline …