Biotechnological production of diterpenoid lactones from cell and organ cultures of Andrographis paniculata.

Andrographis paniculata (AP) is a medicinal plant that is traditionally used in Indian, Chinese, Malay, Thai, and Oriental system of medicines to treat various disorders. AP consists of andrographolide (AD), 14-deoxy-11,12-didehydroandrographolide (DDAD), and neoandrographolide (NAD) as major diterpene lactones which has extremely bitter properties; therefore, AP is commonly called "King of bitters." AD, DDAD, and NAD are reported to possess therapeutic values such as antioxidant, immunostimulatory, hepatoprotective, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-rheumatoidal, anti-malarial, anti-leishmanial, anti-fertility, anti-obesity, antipyretic, and antimicrobial attributes.

Erratum: Murthy et al. Phytochemicals and Biological Activities of (Gaertn.) Desr.: A Review. 2020, , 5690.

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Phytochemicals and Biological Activities of (Gaertn.) Desr.: A Review.

(Gaertn.) Desr. is an evergreen tree that yields edible fruits, oil, and resin.

RP-HPLC analysis of diterpene lactones in leaves and stem of different species of .

In the present study diterpene lactones were quantified in leaves and stem of different species of collected from Western Ghats of India using reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) method. Different populations of AA (), AE (), ALn ( var. ), ALw ( var.

Attributes of Polygonum multiflorum to transfigure red biotechnology.

A vast array of plant-based compounds has enriched red biotechnology to serve the human health and food. A peculiar medicinal plant which was an element of traditional Chinese medicine for centuries as a liver and kidney tonic, for life longevity and hair blackening, is Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. (PM) which is popularly known as "He shou wu" or "Fo-ti" and is rich in chemical components like stilbenes, quinones, and flavonoids which have been used as anti-aging, anti-alopecia, anti-cancer, anti-oxidative, anti-bacterial, anti-hyperlipidemia, anti-atherosclerosis, and immunomodulating and hepatoprotective agents in the modern medicine.

Chemical composition, larvicidal and antioxidant activities of latex from (Gaertn.) Desr.

The present study revealed that the latex of (Gaertn.) possessed 204.27 mg/g phenolic acid and 124.