Publications by authors named "Mengshan Sun"

Article Synopsis
  • - The study focuses on Thunb. (yuxingcao), an important herb in Asia, highlighting the need for genomic information to understand its genetics and medicinal properties.
  • - Researchers created the first chromosome-scale decaploid reference genome of Thunb., revealing a genome size of 2.63 Gb with 88 pseudochromosomes and identifying significant whole-genome duplication events in its evolution.
  • - Analysis of various plant tissues uncovered expansions in key gene families related to alkaloid biosynthesis and essential genes for root development, contributing to the understanding of Thunb.'s genetic diversity and medicinal value.
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Lilium is a commercially important genus of bulbous flowers, investigating the flowering molecular mechanisms is important for flowering regulation of lily. MADS-box SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE (SVP) orthologs are involved in the flowering transition and floral organ differentiation in many plants. In this study, we identified an SVP ortholog from L.

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Macleaya cordata is a perennial herb that belongs to the Papaveraceae and is typically prescribed as a traditional antibacterial medicine in China (Kosina et al. 2010). The extract from M.

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Sanguinarine and chelerytrine have antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects and is the main active ingredients of growth promoters in animals. Currently, Sanguinarine and chelerytrine were extracted from the capsules of the medicinal plant Macleaya cordata. However, the biomass of M.

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Morphine, sanguinarine and chelerythrine are benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs), and these compounds possess strong biological activities. (S)-scoulerine is a commonly shared precursor of these compounds, and berberine bridge enzyme (BBE) is a key rate-limiting enzyme in the synthesis of (S)-scoulerine. We isolated the BBE gene from Macleaya cordata (McBBE) and used CEN.

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Hemerocallis citrina Borani (huang hua cai in Chinese) is an important horticultural crop whose flower buds are widely consumed as a delicious vegetable in Asia. Here we assembled a high-quality reference genome of H. citrina using single-molecule sequencing and Hi-C technologies.

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For a long time, phytogenic resources have been widely used as substitutes for antibiotics in livestock production. However, few studies have examined the relationship between the intestinal microbiota and fermented herbal medicines. Here, 252 Arbor Acres broiler plus broiler chickens were randomly assigned to a control group, which was fed a basal diet; an unfermented healthy chicken powder group (JJS) fed a basal diet containing 20 g/kg JJS; or one of 5 fermented JJS groups, which were fed a basal diet containing 20 g/kg JJS, fermented with by 5 different bacterial strains for 42 days.

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