Benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs) are a structurally diverse group of plant specialized
metabolites with a long history of investigation. Although the ecophysiological functions of …

Alkaloids represent a highly diverse group of compounds that are related only by the
occurrence of a nitrogen atom in a heterocyclic ring. Plants are estimated to produce …

Laticifers are specialized cells that occur in over 20 plant families in several unrelated
angiosperm orders. Although laticifers are likely to be of polyphyletic origin, their occurrence …

As antique as Dioscorides era are the first records on using Chelidonium as a remedy to
several sicknesses. Inspired by the “signatura rerum” principle and an apparent ancient folk …

Latex, a sticky emulsion produced by specialized cells called laticifers, is a crucial part of a
plant's defense system against herbivory and pathogens. It consists of a broad spectrum of …

Medicinal plants and environmental challenges Mansour Ghorbanpour Ajit Varma Editors
Medicinal Plants and Environmental Challenges Page 2 Medicinal Plants and …

Increasing of world population marks a serious need to create new crop cultivars and
medicinal plants with high growth and production at any environmental situations. Among …

Immunofluorescence labeling and shotgun proteomics were used to establish the cell type–
specific localization of morphine biosynthesis in opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) …

Cultivation of medicinal plants has been economically beneficial for medicine and drug
industries. These plants are storehouses of precious active principles which can be …

Plant cells utilize mobile transcription factors to transmit intercellular signals when they
perceive environmental stimuli or initiate developmental programmes. Studies on these …