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Abdelhameed RE, Abdalla H, Abdel-Haleem M. Offsetting pb induced oxidative stress in Vicia faba plants by foliar spray of chitosan through adjustment of morpho-biochemical and molecular indices. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 24:557. [PMID: 38877427 PMCID: PMC11177494 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-05227-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024]
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In the course of their life, plants face a multitude of environmental anomaly that affects their growth and production. In recent decades, lead (Pb) gained an increasing attention as it is among the most significant contaminants in the environment. Therefore, in this study the effects of Pb concentrations (0, 50 and 100 ppm) on Vicia faba plants and attempts to alleviate this stress using chitosan (Chs; 0 and 0.1%) were performed. The results validated that with increasing Pb concentrations, a decline in growth, pigments and protein contents was observed. In the same time, a significant upsurge in the stress markers, both malondialdehyde (MDA) and H2O2, was observed under Pb stress. Nonetheless, foliar spraying with Chs improves the faba bean growth, pigment fractions, protein, carbohydrates, reduces MDA and H2O2 contents and decreases Pb concentrations under Pb stress. Pb mitigation effects by Chs are probably related with the activity of antioxidant enzymes, phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) and proline. The application of Chs enhanced the activities of peroxidase, catalase and PAL by 25.77, 17.71 and 20.07%, respectively at 100 ppm Pb compared to their control. Plant genomic material exhibits significant molecular polymorphism, with an average polymorphism of 91.66% across all primers. To assess the genetic distance created among treatments, the dendrogram was constructed and the results of the similarity index ranged from 0.75 to 0.95, indicating genetic divergence. Our research offers a thorough comprehension of the role of Chs in lessening the oxidative stress, which will encourage the use of Chs in agricultural plant protection.
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- Reda E Abdelhameed
- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt.
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt
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Rajan N, Debnath S, Perveen K, Khan F, Pandey B, Srivastava A, Khanam MN, Subramaniyan V, Kumarasamy V, Paul PJ, Lal M. Optimizing hybrid vigor: a comprehensive analysis of genetic distance and heterosis in eggplant landraces. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1238870. [PMID: 37719210 PMCID: PMC10501132 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1238870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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Introduction This study explored the molecular characterization of 14 eggplant (brinjal) genotypes to evaluate their genetic diversity and the impact of heterosis. As eggplant is a vital horticultural crop with substantial economic and nutritional value, a comprehensive understanding of its genetic makeup and heterosis effects is essential for effective breeding strategies. Our aim was not only to dissect the genetic diversity among these genotypes but also to determine how genetic distance impacts heterotic patterns, which could ultimately help improve hybrid breeding programs. Methods Genetic diversity was assessed using 20 SSR markers, and the parental lines were grouped into five clusters based on the Unweighted Pair Group Method of Arithmetic Means (UPGMA). Heterosis was examined through yield and yield-related traits among parents and hybrids. Results Polymorphisms were detected in eight out of the twenty SSR markers across the parental lines. Notably, a high genetic distance was observed between some parents. The analysis of yield and yield-related traits demonstrated significant heterosis over mid, superior, and standard parents, particularly in fruit yield per plant. Two crosses (RKML-26 X PPC and RKML1 X PPC) displayed substantial heterosis over mid and better parents, respectively. However, the positive correlation between genetic distance and heterosis was only up to a certain threshold; moderate genetic distance often resulted in higher heterosis compared to very high genetic distance. Discussion These findings emphasize the critical role of parental selection in hybrid breeding programs. The results contribute to the understanding of the relationship between genetic distance and heterosis, and it is suggested that future research should delve into the genetic mechanisms that drive heterosis and the effect of genetic distance variance on heterosis. The insights drawn from this study can be harnessed to enhance crop yield and economic value in breeding programs.
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- Neha Rajan
- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Institute of Agriculture, Visva-Bharati University, West Bengal Sriniketan, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Institute of Agriculture, Visva-Bharati University, West Bengal Sriniketan, India
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- Department of Botany & Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany & Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Mahoba, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad, India
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- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Pharmacology Unit, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University, Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
- Center for Transdisciplinary Research, Department of Pharmacology, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Parasitology and Medical Entomology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- International Rice Research Institute, South Asia Hub, Hyderabad, India
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- Agrotechnology and Rural Development Division, CSIR-NORTH-EAST INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Jorhat, Assam, India
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Alamri AH, Debnath S, Alqahtani T, Alqahtani A, Alshehri SA, Ghosh A. Enhancing plant-derived smart nano inhibitor in targeting mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) in breast cancer using Curcuma longa-derived compound curcumin. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023:10.1007/s11356-023-25375-0. [PMID: 36719580 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-25375-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Breast cancer is a diverse female malignancy; its classification is based on clinical evidence and pathological elucidation. Large public drug screening data databases combined with transcriptome measures have helped develop predictive computational models. Breast cancer is frequent among women worldwide. Several genes increase breast cancer risk. The Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (popularly known as mTOR) is a risk factor mutated in numerous breast carcinoma types. This has caught the scientific community's focus, which is attempting to generate creative, potent, and bio-available ligands for future anti-cancer treatments to establish a practical therapeutic approach. mTOR is a protein kinase involved in cell proliferation, survival, metabolism, and immune response. Activating mTOR promotes cancer growth and spread. To generate a bioavailable and effective mTOR inhibitor, we used computer-aided drug design to study chromones and flavonoids, two naturally occurring chemicals with many biological activities. We used Curcuma longaderived tiny nano-molecules, which can be coated using liposomes to target mTOR to prevent breast cancer growth. The significant interactions of Curcumin were anticipated using molecular docking. It had the highest binding affinity at -12.26 kcal/mol. 100 nanoseconds of molecular dynamic modelling confirmed Curcumin and mTOR receptor interaction. Liposomes are a form of medicine carrier. To improve healthcare, more liposome-like nanostructures are being made. Nanostructures' interactions with living creatures are being studied. Half-life, tissue accumulation, and toxicity have been studied. Future medication distribution may use nanocarriers having a liposome-like form, enabling targeted nano-delivery. Curcumin's interaction with the active site increased the complex's structural stability during its expansion. Our results may help future investigations of Curcumin's efficacy as a possible lead treatment targeting mTOR receptors in breast cancer. Using Curcumin as a potential anti-cancer drug with lipid-coated nano-particles allows for tailored administration.
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- Ali H Alamri
- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, 62529, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Institute of Agriculture, Visva-Bharati University, Sriniketan, West Bengal, 731236, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, 62529, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, 62529, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Microbiology Division, Department of Botany, Gauhati University, Guwahati, 781014, Assam, India.
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Debnath S, Sharma D, Chaudhari SY, Sharma R, Shaikh AA, Buchade RS, Kesari KK, Abdel-Fattah AFM, Algahtani M, Mheidat M, Alsaidalani R, Paul T, Sayed AA, Abdel-Daim MM. Wheat ergot fungus-derived and modified drug for inhibition of intracranial aneurysm rupture due to dysfunction of TLR-4 receptor in Alzheimer's disease. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0279616. [PMID: 36656815 PMCID: PMC9851541 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a form of dementia that strikes elderly people more frequently than it does younger people. The cognitive skills and memory of Alzheimer's sufferers continue to deteriorate over time. Recent studies have shown that patients with AD have greater amounts of inflammatory markers in their bodies, which suggests that inflammation occurs early on in the progression of the disease. There is a possibility that Aß oligomers and fibrils can be recognised by TLRs, in addition to the microglial receptors CD14, CD36, and CD47. When Aß binds to either CD36 or TLR4, it sets off a chain reaction of inflammatory chemokines and cytokines that ultimately results in neurodegeneration. Diabetes and Alzheimer's disease have both been recently related to TLR4. The activation of TLR4 has been connected to a variety of clinical difficulties that are associated with diabetes, in addition to the internal environment of the body and the microenvironment of the brain. TLR4 inhibitors have been shown in clinical investigations to not only lessen the likelihood of getting sick but also to increase the average longevity. RESULT In this work we used molecular docking and molecular dynamics modelling to investigate the effectiveness of FDA-approved antidiabetic plant derived drugs in combating the TLR4 receptor. Molecular docking experiments were used to make a prediction regarding the most important interactions involving 2-Bromoergocryptine Mesylate. With a binding affinity of -8.26 kcal/mol, it stood out from the other candidates as the one with the greatest potential. To verify the interaction pattern that takes place between 2-Bromoergocryptine Mesylate and the TLR4 receptor, a molecular dynamic simulation was run at a time scale of 150 nanoseconds. Because of this, 2-Bromoergocryptine Mesylate was able to make substantial contact with the active site, which led to increased structural stability during the process of the complex's dynamic development. CONCLUSION As a result of this, the results of our research may be relevant for future research into the efficacy of 2-bromoergocryptine mesylate as a potential lead treatment for TLR4 receptors in intracranial aneurysm rupture in AD.
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- Sandip Debnath
- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Institute of Agriculture, Visva-Bharati University, Sriniketan, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, ICMR - National JALMA Institute for Leprosy & Other Mycobacterial Diseases, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Progressive Education Society’s Modern College of Pharmacy, Nigdi, Pune, India
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- Department University Institute of Pharma Sciences, Chandigarh University, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, SCES’s Indira College of Pharmacy "Niramay", Tathwade, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, SCES’s Indira College of Pharmacy "Niramay", Tathwade, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Laboratory & Blood Bank, Security Forces Hospital, Meca, Saudi Arabia
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- Medicine Program, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacy Program, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Institute of Agriculture, Visva-Bharati University, Sriniketan, West Bengal, India
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacy Program, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Dzobo K. The Role of Natural Products as Sources of Therapeutic Agents for Innovative Drug Discovery. COMPREHENSIVE PHARMACOLOGY 2022. [PMCID: PMC8016209 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-820472-6.00041-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Emerging threats to human health require a concerted effort in search of both preventive and treatment strategies, placing natural products at the center of efforts to obtain new therapies and reduce disease spread and associated mortality. The therapeutic value of compounds found in plants has been known for ages, resulting in their utilization in homes and in clinics for the treatment of many ailments ranging from common headache to serious conditions such as wounds. Despite the advancement observed in the world, plant based medicines are still being used to treat many pathological conditions or are used as alternatives to modern medicines. In most cases, these natural products or plant-based medicines are used in an un-purified state as extracts. A lot of research is underway to identify and purify the active compounds responsible for the healing process. Some of the current drugs used in clinics have their origins as natural products or came from plant extracts. In addition, several synthetic analogues are natural product-based or plant-based. With the emergence of novel infectious agents such as the SARS-CoV-2 in addition to already burdensome diseases such as diabetes, cancer, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, there is need to come up with new drugs that can cure these conditions. Natural products offer an opportunity to discover new compounds that can be converted into drugs given their chemical structure diversity. Advances in analytical processes make drug discovery a multi-dimensional process involving computational designing and testing and eventual laboratory screening of potential drug candidates. Lead compounds will then be evaluated for safety, pharmacokinetics and efficacy. New technologies including Artificial Intelligence, better organ and tissue models such as organoids allow virtual screening, automation and high-throughput screening to be part of drug discovery. The use of bioinformatics and computation means that drug discovery can be a fast and efficient process and enable the use of natural products structures to obtain novel drugs. The removal of potential bottlenecks resulting in minimal false positive leads in drug development has enabled an efficient system of drug discovery. This review describes the biosynthesis and screening of natural products during drug discovery as well as methods used in studying natural products.
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Nayak SN, Aravind B, Malavalli SS, Sukanth BS, Poornima R, Bharati P, Hefferon K, Kole C, Puppala N. Omics Technologies to Enhance Plant Based Functional Foods: An Overview. Front Genet 2021; 12:742095. [PMID: 34858472 PMCID: PMC8631721 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.742095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Functional foods are natural products of plants that have health benefits beyond necessary nutrition. Functional foods are abundant in fruits, vegetables, spices, beverages and some are found in cereals, millets, pulses and oilseeds. Efforts to identify functional foods in our diet and their beneficial aspects are limited to few crops. Advances in sequencing and availability of different omics technologies have given opportunity to utilize these tools to enhance the functional components of the foods, thus ensuring the nutritional security. Integrated omics approaches including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics coupled with artificial intelligence and machine learning approaches can be used to improve the crops. This review provides insights into omics studies that are carried out to find the active components and crop improvement by enhancing the functional compounds in different plants including cereals, millets, pulses, oilseeds, fruits, vegetables, spices, beverages and medicinal plants. There is a need to characterize functional foods that are being used in traditional medicines, as well as utilization of this knowledge to improve the staple foods in order to tackle malnutrition and hunger more effectively.
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- Spurthi N. Nayak
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, India
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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- President, International Phytomedomics and Nutriomics Consortium (ipnc.info), Daejeon, South Korea
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- New Mexico State University-Agricultural Science Center at Clovis, New Mexico, NM, United States
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Badr A, El-Shazly HH, Sakr M, Farid MM, Hamouda M, Elkhateeb E, Ahmad HS. Genetic diversity and volatile oil components variation in Achillea fragrantissima wild accessions and their regenerated genotypes. J Genet Eng Biotechnol 2021; 19:166. [PMID: 34694505 PMCID: PMC8546000 DOI: 10.1186/s43141-021-00267-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Background Wild medicinal plants are suffering natural environmental stresses and habitat destruction. The genetic diversity evaluation of wild accessions and their in vitro raised genotypes using molecular markers, as well as the estimation of substances of pharmaceutical value in wild plants and their regenerated genotypes are convenient approaches to test the genetic fidelity of regenerated plants as a source of substances of pharmaceutical value. In this study, the genetic diversity of 12 accessions of the medicinal plant Achillea fragrantissima, representing five sites in the mountains of South Sinai, Egypt, were estimated by the inter simple sequence repeats (ISSR) fingerprinting and their volatile oil components were identified using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis. The same accessions were regenerated in vitro and the genetic diversity and volatile oil components of propagated genotypes were determined and compared to their wild parents. Results Clustering and principal component analyses indicated that the wild accessions and their regenerated genotypes were genetically differentiated, but the regenerated plants are relatively more diverse compared to their wild parents. However, genetic variation between wild accessions is inherited to their in vitro propagated genotypes indicating genotypic differentiation of the examined accessions. The number of volatile oil compounds in the wild A. fragrantissima accessions was 31 compounds while in the in vitro propagated plants only 24 compounds were detected. Four major compounds are common to both wild and regenerated plants; these are artemisia ketone, alpha-thujone, dodecane, and piperitone. Conclusions Genome profiling and essential oil components analysis showed variations in A. fragrantissima accessions from different populations. Genetic differences between wild and regenerated genotypes were analyzed and validated with the final conclusion that in vitro conditions elicited higher genetic variation that is associated with reduced amount and diversity in the essential oil components. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s43141-021-00267-3.
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- Abdelfattah Badr
- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Cairo, 117900, Egypt.
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Geology, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11341, Egypt
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Phytochemistry and Plant Systematics, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, 31527, Egypt
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, 31527, Egypt
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, 31527, Egypt
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Ghazal H, Adam Y, Idrissi Azami A, Sehli S, Nyarko HN, Chaouni B, Olasehinde G, Isewon I, Adebiyi M, Ajani O, Matovu E, Obembe O, Ajamma Y, Kuzamunu G, Pandam Salifu S, Kayondo J, Benkahla A, Adebiyi E. Plant genomics in Africa: present and prospects. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 107:21-36. [PMID: 33837593 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Plants are the world's most consumed goods. They are of high economic value and bring many health benefits. In most countries in Africa, the supply and quality of food will rise to meet the growing population's increasing demand. Genomics and other biotechnology tools offer the opportunity to improve subsistence crops and medicinal herbs in the continent. Significant advances have been made in plant genomics, which have enhanced our knowledge of the molecular processes underlying both plant quality and yield. The sequencing of complex genomes of African plant species, facilitated by the continuously evolving next-generation sequencing technologies and advanced bioinformatics approaches, has provided new opportunities for crop improvement. This review summarizes the achievements of genome sequencing projects of endemic African plants in the last two decades. We also present perspectives and challenges for future plant genomic studies that will accelerate important plant breeding programs for African communities. These challenges include a lack of basic facilities, a lack of sequencing and bioinformatics facilities, and a lack of skills to design genomics studies. However, it is imperative to state that African countries have become key players in the plant genome revolution and genome derived-biotechnology. Therefore, African governments should invest in public plant genomics research and applications, establish bioinformatics platforms and training programs, and stimulate university and industry partnerships to fully deploy plant genomics, particularly in the fields of agriculture and medicine.
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- Hassan Ghazal
- National Center for Scientific and Technical Research, Rabat, Morocco
- Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Covenant University Bioinformatics Research (CUBRe), Covenant University, Ogun State, Km 10 Idiroko Road, P.M.B. 1023, Nigeria
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- Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana
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- Laboratory of Plant and Microbial Biotechnology, Biodiversity and Environment, Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
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- Covenant University Bioinformatics Research (CUBRe), Covenant University, Ogun State, Km 10 Idiroko Road, P.M.B. 1023, Nigeria
- Department of Biological Sciences, Covenant University, Ogun State, Km 10 Idiroko Road, P.M.B. 1023, Ota, Nigeria
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- Covenant University Bioinformatics Research (CUBRe), Covenant University, Ogun State, Km 10 Idiroko Road, P.M.B. 1023, Nigeria
- Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Covenant University, Ogun State, Km 10 Idiroko Road, P.M.B. 1023, Ota, Nigeria
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- Covenant University Bioinformatics Research (CUBRe), Covenant University, Ogun State, Km 10 Idiroko Road, P.M.B. 1023, Nigeria
- Department of Computer Science, Landmark University, Kwara-State, Omu-Aran, Nigeria
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- Covenant University Bioinformatics Research (CUBRe), Covenant University, Ogun State, Km 10 Idiroko Road, P.M.B. 1023, Nigeria
- Department of Chemistry, Covenant University, Ogun State, Km 10 Idiroko Road, P.M.B. 1023, Ota, Nigeria
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda
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- Covenant University Bioinformatics Research (CUBRe), Covenant University, Ogun State, Km 10 Idiroko Road, P.M.B. 1023, Nigeria
- Department of Biological Sciences, Covenant University, Ogun State, Km 10 Idiroko Road, P.M.B. 1023, Ota, Nigeria
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- Covenant University Bioinformatics Research (CUBRe), Covenant University, Ogun State, Km 10 Idiroko Road, P.M.B. 1023, Nigeria
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- African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cape Town, 7945, South Africa
- Department of Pathology, Division of Human Genetics, University of Cape Town, IDM, Cape Town, South Africa
- Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences, Computational Biology Division, University of Cape Town, Observatory, 7925, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana
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- Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Entebbe, Uganda
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- Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Laboratory (LR16IPT09), Pasteur Institute of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Covenant University Bioinformatics Research (CUBRe), Covenant University, Ogun State, Km 10 Idiroko Road, P.M.B. 1023, Nigeria
- Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Covenant University, Ogun State, Km 10 Idiroko Road, P.M.B. 1023, Ota, Nigeria
- Division of Applied Bioinformatics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), G200, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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Naik A, Mishra SK, Nag A, Soren GK, Panda AK, Panda SK, Panigrahi J. Cross-genera amplification of Cajanus spp. specific SSR markers in Clitoria ternatea (L.) and their application in genetic diversity studies. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2020; 26:2371-2390. [PMID: 33424153 PMCID: PMC7772131 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-020-00907-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Clitoria ternatea (L.) is a medicinal leguminous plant and is cultivated to cater the need of herbal industries and asthetic purposes. The unavailability of steady molecular marker impedes the genetic improvement of C. ternatea. In the present study, transferability of 98 pairs of Cajanus spp. specific SSR primers were assessed among 14 genotypes of C. ternatea, varied for their flower color, floral architecture and bio-metabolite (taraxerol and delphinidin) content, and out of them 43 had successfully amplified the fragments. Among them, 36 pairs of primers showed 100% transferability, whereas rest seven varied from 42.86 to 92.85% transferability. The transferable 43 pairs of SSR primers generated 196 alleles across the 14 genotypes and the AMOVA analysis showed moderate genetic variation (55.1%) among the genotypes of C. ternatea, which was also reinforced by Nei's genetic distance and gene identity estimates derived haplotype matrix. Similarly, both the principal coordinate analysis and dendrogram grouped these 14 genotypes of C. ternatea into two major clusters based on SSR allele distribution and frequency, and the clustering pattern is in accordance with petal color but in contrast to floral architecture. MCheza based outlier analysis revealed 16 alleles for balancing selection, which are putatively involved in the maintenance of genetic polymorphism in C. ternatea. Moreover, the estimates of molecular diversity and bio-metabolite content revealed the possible use of these genotypes in future breeding programme of this species.
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- Aparupa Naik
- Department of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Khallikote University, Konishi, Berhampur, Odisha 761008 India
- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Odisha 768019 India
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Odisha 768019 India
- Department of Zoology, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha India
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Odisha 768019 India
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- Department of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Khallikote University, Konishi, Berhampur, Odisha 761008 India
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- Department of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Khallikote University, Konishi, Berhampur, Odisha 761008 India
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Rajasthan, NH-8, Bandarsindri, Ajmer, Rajasthan 305817 India
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- Department of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Khallikote University, Konishi, Berhampur, Odisha 761008 India
- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Odisha 768019 India
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Isah T. Proteome study of somatic embryogenesis in Nothapodytes nimmoniana (J. Graham) Mabberly. 3 Biotech 2019; 9:119. [PMID: 30854279 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-019-1637-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2019] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Somatic embryogenesis (SE) is the most suitable biotechnological tool for the rapid clonal propagation of endangered woody plants, but many bottlenecks limit understanding its molecular and physiological processes in Nothapodytes nimmoniana. Combinations of two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) and mass spectrometry (MaSp) were used to study proteomic expression changes during SE of the forest tree. Callus was induced from mature seed embryos, and embryogenic callus (EC) obtained at very low frequency after about 6 month culture. Globular embryos were induced from the seed embryo-derived EC and the subsequent stages of the SE. Analysis of the extracted proteins from globular, heart/torpedo-shaped, and maturing embryo stages resolved in the 2-DE gels showed increased protein expression across developmental stages of the somatic embryos. The mass spectrometric analysis with database search aided identification of 55 out of 100 and 54 selected protein spots. Identified proteins classified by the cellular role which they perform are involved in aspects of stress responses, energy metabolism, carbon fixation, secondary metabolism, and other metabolic functions, while three proteins are of unknown cellular role. The putative role of the expressed proteins during SE provided insight into the physiology of somatic embryo development in N. nimmoniana.
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- Tasiu Isah
- Department of Botany, School of Chemical and Life Sciences, Hamdard University, New Delhi, 110 062 India
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Thomford NE, Senthebane DA, Rowe A, Munro D, Seele P, Maroyi A, Dzobo K. Natural Products for Drug Discovery in the 21st Century: Innovations for Novel Drug Discovery. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:E1578. [PMID: 29799486 PMCID: PMC6032166 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19061578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 549] [Impact Index Per Article: 91.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Revised: 05/16/2018] [Accepted: 05/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The therapeutic properties of plants have been recognised since time immemorial. Many pathological conditions have been treated using plant-derived medicines. These medicines are used as concoctions or concentrated plant extracts without isolation of active compounds. Modern medicine however, requires the isolation and purification of one or two active compounds. There are however a lot of global health challenges with diseases such as cancer, degenerative diseases, HIV/AIDS and diabetes, of which modern medicine is struggling to provide cures. Many times the isolation of "active compound" has made the compound ineffective. Drug discovery is a multidimensional problem requiring several parameters of both natural and synthetic compounds such as safety, pharmacokinetics and efficacy to be evaluated during drug candidate selection. The advent of latest technologies that enhance drug design hypotheses such as Artificial Intelligence, the use of 'organ-on chip' and microfluidics technologies, means that automation has become part of drug discovery. This has resulted in increased speed in drug discovery and evaluation of the safety, pharmacokinetics and efficacy of candidate compounds whilst allowing novel ways of drug design and synthesis based on natural compounds. Recent advances in analytical and computational techniques have opened new avenues to process complex natural products and to use their structures to derive new and innovative drugs. Indeed, we are in the era of computational molecular design, as applied to natural products. Predictive computational softwares have contributed to the discovery of molecular targets of natural products and their derivatives. In future the use of quantum computing, computational softwares and databases in modelling molecular interactions and predicting features and parameters needed for drug development, such as pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics, will result in few false positive leads in drug development. This review discusses plant-based natural product drug discovery and how innovative technologies play a role in next-generation drug discovery.
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- Nicholas Ekow Thomford
- Pharmacogenomics and Drug Metabolism Group, Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pathology and Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.
- School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, PMB, Cape Coast, Ghana.
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Cape Town Component, Wernher and Beit Building (South), University of Cape Town Medical Campus, Anzio Road, Observatory, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.
- Division of Medical Biochemistry and Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Cape Town Component, Wernher and Beit Building (South), University of Cape Town Medical Campus, Anzio Road, Observatory, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.
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- Pharmacogenomics and Drug Metabolism Group, Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pathology and Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.
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- Division of Chemical and Systems Biology, Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.
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- Department of Botany, University of Fort Hare, Private Bag, Alice X1314, South Africa.
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Cape Town Component, Wernher and Beit Building (South), University of Cape Town Medical Campus, Anzio Road, Observatory, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.
- Division of Medical Biochemistry and Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory, Cape Town 7925, South Africa.
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Improving changes in physical, sensory and texture properties of cake supplemented with purified amylase from fenugreek ( Trigonella foenum graecum) seeds. 3 Biotech 2018; 8:174. [PMID: 29556428 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-018-1197-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/05/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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Three different concentrations of a purified maltogenic amylase (FSA) from fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum) seeds were incorporated into the cake formulation. The addition of FSA at 0.003, 0.005 and 0.01 U/g of cake increased the loaf volume, the number of holes (gas cells), and water absorption. Textural study revealed an improvement of the cake quality, resulting in the decrease of hardness and the increase of cohesion. Environmental scanning electron microscopy was performed on different cakes to evaluate the influence of amylase activity on microstructure. The microstructure observation showed that the FSA had a beneficial effect on starch and crumb properties. The sensory evaluation supported this result and confirmed the beneficial effect of adding FSA on cake odor and crust color. In addition, relationships between physical parameters, instrumentally textural parameters, and sensory characteristics of cake treated with FSA might be used for constructing linear regression analysis models to predict overall acceptability. In fact, overall acceptability of treated cake with FSA at 0.01 U appeared to be the most remarkable one and could be a promising technology to improve the quality of cake.
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Zhang Z, Lin D, Li W, Gao H, Peng Y, Zheng J. Sensitive bromine-based screening of potential toxic furanoids in Dioscorea bulbifera L. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2017; 1057:1-14. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2017.04.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2017] [Revised: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 04/20/2017] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Gantait S, Kundu S. Neoteric trends in tissue culture-mediated biotechnology of Indian ipecac [Tylophora indica (Burm. f.) Merrill]. 3 Biotech 2017; 7:231. [PMID: 28685479 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-017-0865-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2017] [Accepted: 06/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Tylophora indica (Burm. f.) Merrill, an ethno-pharmacologically important perennial climber of Asclepiadaceae, is commonly known as Antamul or Indian ipecac. It is essentially accredited for its medicinal properties owing to its wide range of alkaloids in the form of bioactive secondary metabolites, such as tylophorine, tylophorinine, and tylophorinidine. Accelerated mass propagation of Tylophora is challenging because of its reduced seed germination frequency that consequently headed the pursuit for efficient protocols on in vitro propagation for the large-scale regeneration, conservation as well as sustainable supply of quality propagules. Ample tissue culture-mediated biotechnological investigations have been carried out on this medicinal plant till date and several micropropagation protocols have been standardized as well. The present review compares between several typical methods as well as factors, involving on direct and indirect organogenesis of Tylophora along with various up-to-date and modified techniques such as somatic embryogenesis, protoplast culture, synthetic seed production, genetic transformation, and in vitro interventions for the secondary metabolite production that have been reported in last two decades. This compilation will allow assessing the achievements and trends of Tylophora research so far, as well as will advance the research more rapidly, since many aspects, basic and applied, have yet to be explored.
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Sharma S, Shrivastava N. Renaissance in phytomedicines: promising implications of NGS technologies. PLANTA 2016; 244:19-38. [PMID: 27002972 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-016-2492-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Accepted: 02/19/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Medicinal plant research is growing significantly in faith to discover new and more biologically compatible phytomedicines. Deposition of huge genome/trancriptome sequence data assisted by NGS technologies has revealed the new possibilities for producing upgraded bioactive molecules in medicinal plants. Growing interest of investors and consumers in the herbal drugs raises the need for extensive research to open the facts and details of every inch of life canvas of medicinal plants to produce improved quality of phytomedicines. As in agriculture crops, knowledge emergence from medicinal plant's genome/transcriptome, can be used to assure their amended quality and these improved varieties are then transported to the fields for cultivation. Genome studies generate huge sequence data which can be exploited further for obtaining information regarding genes/gene clusters involved in biosynthesis as well as regulation. This can be achieved rapidly at a very large scale with NGS platforms. Identification of new RNA molecules has become possible, which can lead to the discovery of novel compounds. Sequence information can be combined with advanced phytochemical and bioinformatics tools to discover functional herbal drugs. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of small RNA species put a light on the regulatory aspect of biosynthetic pathways for phytomedicines. Inter or intra genomic as well as transcriptomic interactive processes for biosynthetic pathways can be elucidated in depth. Quality management of herbal material will also become rapid and high throughput. Enrichment of sequence information will be used to engineer the plants to get more efficient phytopharmaceuticals. The present review comprises of role of NGS technologies to boost genomic studies of pharmaceutically important plants and further, applications of sequence information aiming to produce enriched phytomedicines. Emerging knowledge from the medicinal plants genome/transcriptome can give birth to deep understanding of the processes responsible for biosynthesis of medicinally important compounds.
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- Sonal Sharma
- B.V. Patel Pharmaceutical Education and Research Development (PERD) Centre, Sarkhej - Gandhinagar Highway, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
- Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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- B.V. Patel Pharmaceutical Education and Research Development (PERD) Centre, Sarkhej - Gandhinagar Highway, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
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