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    Plant cell factories as a source for anti-cancer lignans

    The review places podophyllotoxin, a powerful anti-cancer material used in clinical treatment of small cell cancers, in focus. The economical synthesis of podophyllotoxin is not feasible and demand for this ma...

    R.R.J. Arroo, A.W. Alfermann, M. Medarde, M. Petersen, N. Pras in Phytochemistry Reviews (2002)

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    Artemisia Cina

    Artemisia cina O.C. Berg et C.F. Schmidt, a member of the Asteraceae family, belongs to the large genus Artemisia that comprises over 100 species. Synonyms are A. cina Berg, A. cina (Berg) Willkomm., and A. mogol...

    H. J. Woerdenbag, W. Van Uden, N. Pras in Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs (1997)

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    Linum Usitatissimum

    The Linaceae or flax family contains 500 species [1]. With approximately 250 species, the genus of Linum is the largest of this family [2]. Representatives, mostly herbs and shrubs, are found in the temperate and...

    H. J. Woerdenbag, W. Van Uden, N. Pras in Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs (1997)

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    Linum Species (Flax): In Vivo and in Vitro Accumulation of Lignans and Other Metabolites

    The genus Linum is the largest of the Linaceae, the flax family, and contains ca. 230 species. Five taxonomic sections are distinguished in this genus: Linum, Dasylinum, Syllinum, Linastrum, and Cathartolinum (Gr...

    W. van Uden, N. Pras, H. J. Woerdenbag in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants VI (1994)

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    Abstracts of posters

    R. R. J. Arroo, A. P. M. de Brouwer, J. J. M. R. Jacobs in Pharmacy World and Science (1993)

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    Callitris spp. (Cypress Pine): In Vivo and In Vitro Accumulation of Podophyllotoxin and Other Secondary Metabolites

    The name Callitris is derived from the Greek word kallistos, and means most beautiful (Dallimore and Jackson 1966). It was first named by Ventenat in 1808 (Adams and Simmons 1987), and is a relatively small genus...

    W. Van Uden, N. Pras in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants V (1993)

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    Mucuna pruriens: In Vitro Production of L-DOPA

    A hypofunction of the nigrostriatal and the mesolimbic dopaminergic systems appears to cause the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (e.g. tremor, rigidity, akinesia). Post mortem studies have revealed a severe de...

    H. J. Wichers, N. Pras, H. J. Huizing in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants II (1989)

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    Abstacts of papers

    K. H. F. van Hemert, R. Malherbe, H. J. L. Janssen in Pharmaceutisch Weekblad (1984)

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    Het fysiotherapeutisch gebruik van preparaten die onder geneesmiddelen gerangschikt dienen te worden, heeft zich in het verleden aan elke controle onttrokken. Zozeer zelfs dat ethylmorfine — een preparaat wat ...

    J. W. F. Van Mil, N. Pras, H. A. Meijer in Pharmaceutisch weekblad (1979)