Biotechnological interventions for harnessing podophyllotoxin from plant and fungal species: current status, challenges, and opportunities for its commercialization

A Kumari, D Singh, S Kumar - Critical reviews in biotechnology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Podophyllotoxin is an aryltetralin lignan synthesized in several plant species, which is used
in chemotherapies for cancers and tumor treatment. More potent semisynthetic derivatives of …

Transcriptome repository of North-Western Himalayan endangered medicinal herbs: a paramount approach illuminating molecular perspective of phytoactive …

B Kapoor, A Kumar, P Kumar - Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2021 - Springer
Medicinal plants of the North-Western Himalayan region are known for their unprecedented
biodiversity and valuable secondary metabolites that are unique to this dynamic geo-climatic …

Light-Induced Flavonoid Biosynthesis in Sinopodophyllum hexandrum with High-Altitude Adaptation

Q Zhao, M Dong, M Li, L Jin, PW Paré - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sinopodophyllum hexandrum is a perennial alpine herb producing the anti-cancer
metabolite podophyllotoxin (PPT). Although the adaptation of S. hexandrum to high altitudes …

Effect of UV‐B radiation on growth, flavonoid and podophyllotoxin accumulation, and related gene expression in Sinopodophyllum hexandrum

M Lv, HY Su, ML Li, DL Yang, RY Yao, MF Li… - Plant …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Sinopodophyllum hexandrum is an alpine medicinal plant that produces the anticancer
compound podophyllotoxin (PPT). Although a positive relationship between PPT content …

Stress-Responsive cis-Regulatory Elements Underline Podophyllotoxin Biosynthesis and Better Performance of Sinopodophyllum hexandrum Under Water Deficit …

A Kumari, V Dogra, R Joshi, S Kumar - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Sinopodophyllum hexandrum is an endangered medicinal herb known for its bioactive
lignan podophyllotoxin (PTOX), which is used for the preparation of anticancer drugs. In its …

Expression analysis of biosynthetic pathway genes vis-à-vis podophyllotoxin content in Podophyllum hexandrum Royle

P Kumar, T Pal, N Sharma, V Kumar, H Sood… - Protoplasma, 2015 - Springer
Podophyllum hexandrum Royle is known for its vast medicinal properties, particularly
anticancer. It contains higher amount of podophyllotoxin (4.3%), compared to Podophyllum …

Comparison of the Mitochondrial Genomes and Steady State Transcriptomes of Two Strains of the Trypanosomatid Parasite, Leishmania tarentolae

L Simpson, SM Douglass, JA Lake… - PLoS neglected …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
U-insertion/deletion RNA editing is a post-transcriptional mitochondrial RNA modification
phenomenon required for viability of trypanosomatid parasites. Small guide RNAs encoded …

De novo transcriptome provides insights into the growth behaviour and resveratrol and trans-stilbenes biosynthesis in Dactylorhiza hatagirea - An endangered …

N Dhiman, NK Sharma, P Thapa, I Sharma… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
This is the first report on de novo transcriptome of Dactylorhiza hatagirea, a critically-
endangered, terrestrial orchid of alpine Himalayas. The plant is acclaimed for medicinal …

Synthesis of (−)−deoxypodophyllotoxin and (−)−epipodophyllotoxin via a multi-enzyme cascade in E. coli

D Decembrino, A Raffaele, R Knöfel, M Girhard… - Microbial Cell …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background The aryltetralin lignan (−)− podophyllotoxin is a potent antiviral and
anti-neoplastic compound that is mainly found in Podophyllum plant species. Over the years …

High-elevation cultivation increases anti-cancer podophyllotoxin accumulation in Podophyllum hexandrum

M Li, L Ge, T Kang, P Sun, H Xing, D Yang… - Industrial Crops and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Podophyllum hexandrum, a perennial alpine herb produces the anti-cancer metabolite
podophyllotoxin (PPT) that is in large part responsible for the plant's endangered species …