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Two species of the genus Henckelia, H. forrestii (J. Anthony) D.J. Middleton & Mich. Möller and H. infundibuliformis (W. T. Wang) D. J. Middleton & Mich. Möller are recorded as new for the Flora of India from Aru...
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Didymocarpus medogensis (Gesneriaceae): a new record for India
A species of the essentially Sino-Himalayan genus Didymocarpus (Gesneriaceae), D. medogensis, described in 1982 from China/SE **zang (SE Tibet), is newly recorded for India. Since its establishment, the species r...
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Identification of phytocompounds from Paris polyphylla Smith as potential inhibitors for HER2 & VEGFR2 cancer genes using molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation studies
In the present studies, molecular docking and molecular dynamic simulation analyses were done to identify phytocompounds from Paris polyphylla as potential inhibitors for HER2 and VEGFR2. The 10 top-hit phytocomp...
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Molecular insights into genetic diversity and population dynamics of Paris polyphylla Smith in the Eastern Himalaya, India: a threatened anticancer medicinal herb of broad-spectrum therapeutic importance
Paris polyphylla is a threatened medicinal herb endowed with prized anticancer phytochemicals, namely, diosgenin, pennogenin and polyphyllin belonging to the class of steroidal saponins. In the present study, an ...
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Identification of tyrosine kinase inhibitors from Panax bipinnatifidus and Panax pseudoginseng for RTK—HER2 and VEGFR2 receptors, by in silico approach
Breast and stomach cancer is reported as a leading cause for human mortality across the world. The overexpression of receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) proteins, namely the human epidermal growth factor receptor2 ...
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Identification of phytocompounds from Houttuynia cordata Thunb. as potential inhibitors for SARS-CoV-2 replication proteins through GC–MS/LC–MS characterization, molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a massive viral disease outbreak of international concerns. The present study is mainly intended to identify the ...
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Grassroots Approaches for Sustaining Biocultural Diversity and Livelihood Security: Insights from Indian Eastern Himalaya
Bioculturally significant plants, which have played a key role in sustaining the livelihoods of tribal communities of Arunachal Pradesh, India, are facing threats from changing land use patterns, climatic aber...
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Bio-Resources of Northeast India: Sustainable Utilization and Challenges
The lofty mountainous state of India, popularly called a land of the rising sun, Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India, has exceedingly a diverse geology, topography and climate referred to as “Paradise of the Bo...
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Traditional Anti-poison Plants Used by the Monpa Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh is a treasure house of biodiversity as well as traditional knowledge. The state harbours over 800 medicinal plants. Rising demands of significant medicinal plants such as Taxus baccata, Paris po...
