Handbook of Plant and Crop Physiology

the common observation that GS requires a reducing environment for full activity suggests that this en- zyme may be under some f ...

equivalent, volemitol, is less common and appears to be restricted to certain section of the genus Primula [57]. In this species ...

It is now believed that synthesis of starch in the amyloplasts of sink tissues takes place from hexose- P imported from the cyto ...

ing source leaves in which they would not normally be synthesized. The metabolic function and cellular location of these induced ...

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23 Production of Phytomedicinal Chemicals by Plants Donald P. Briskin University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 485 I. INTRODUCTI ...

biochemistry of medicinal plants. Hence, from the perspective of plant physiology, extensive opportuni- ties exist for basic res ...

bivores or pathogens but also decrease the chances of these organisms developing resistance or adaptive responses [7–9]. IV. PRO ...

mulation, biosynthesis of these compounds takes place in the roots. Moreover, these authors demonstrated that for at least ginkg ...

cal contributes to the antidepressant action of this plant [15,24]. In human clinical studies, the hyperforin content in St. Joh ...

Although extracts of Eleuthrococcusroots have been reported to have effects similar to those of the ginsenosides in animal syste ...

for the production of garlic powders that can be used for culinary spices or production of medicines such as garlic tablets or c ...

nificant because it appears that allicin (generated by alliinase activity on alliin) has a significant role in the pharmacologic ...

F. Goldenseal Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) is a member of the Ranunculus family that is native to the North American contin ...

G. Saw Palmetto Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens), also known as “Sabal,” is a small fan palm tree that is native to the south- east ...

tives such as benzodiazapines but without the development of either physical or psychological depen- dence [15,46]. From intensi ...

An array of clinical studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of valerian as a sedative [15,51,52]. However, despite extensiv ...

In models related to the “growth rate hypothesis,” plant defense chemistry is viewed as occurring in a compensatory manner with ...