Laticifers, latex, and their role in plant defense

MV Ramos, D Demarco, IC da Costa Souza… - Trends in plant …, 2019 - cell.com
Latex, a sap produced by cells called laticifers, occurs in plants of wide taxonomic diversity.
Plants exude latex sap in response to physical damage. Questions about the function of …

Functional studies of plant latex as a rich source of bioactive compounds: focus on proteins and alkaloids

J Gracz-Bernaciak, O Mazur, R Nawrot - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Latex, a sticky emulsion produced by specialized cells called laticifers, is a crucial part of a
plant's defense system against herbivory and pathogens. It consists of a broad spectrum of …

Plant latex, from ecological interests to bioactive chemical resources

LFS Abarca, PGL Klinkhamer, YH Choi - Planta Medica, 2019 - thieme-connect.com
Historically, latex-bearing plants have been regarded as important medicinal resources in
many countries due to their characteristic latex ingredients. They have also often been …

Using medicinal plants in Valmalenco (Italian Alps): From tradition to scientific approaches

M Bottoni, F Milani, L Colombo, K Nallio, PS Colombo… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
This ethnobotanical survey was carried out in Caspoggio (Valmalenco, SO, Italy) with the
purpose of investigating the traditional uses of medicinal plants. Moreover, a bibliographic …

Chemical characterization of three different extracts obtained from Chelidonium majus L.(Greater celandine) with insights into their in vitro, in silico and network …

M Terzic, S Fayez, NM Fahmy, OA Eldahshan, AI Uba… - Fitoterapia, 2024 - Elsevier
Plant species C. majus, which is a very rich source of secondary metabolites, was used to
obtain extracts, using a conventional extraction technique. For the extraction of bioactive …

Protoberberine compounds extracted from Chelidonium majus L. as novel natural photosensitizers for cancer therapy

A Warowicka, Ł Popenda, G Bartkowiak, O Musidlak… - Phytomedicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Background It has been shown that secondary metabolites occur in Chelidonium majus
L.(C. majus) crude extract and milky sap (alkaloids such as berberine, coptisine …

Remnants from the Past: From an 18th Century Manuscript to 21st Century Ethnobotany in Valle Imagna (Bergamo, Italy)

F Milani, M Bottoni, L Bardelli, L Colombo, PS Colombo… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: This project originated from the study of an 18th century manuscript found in
Valle Imagna (Bergamo, Italy) which contains 200 plant-based medicinal remedies. A first …

The Activity of Chelidonium majus L. Latex and Its Components on HPV Reveal Insights into the Antiviral Molecular Mechanism

O Musidlak, A Warowicka, J Broniarczyk… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Yellow-orange latex of Chelidonium majus L. has been used in folk medicine as a
therapeutic agent against warts and other visible symptoms of human papillomavirus (HPV) …

The pollen quality of woody and herbaceous plants from the Chernobyl exclusion zone

ES Makarenko, PY Volkova, SA Geras' kin - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Pollen abnormalities frequency of Scots pine and pollen sterility of white clover, common
columbine, and greater celandine growing in the Bryansk and Gomel'regions radioactively …

The Greater Celandine: Identification and Characterization of an Antimicrobial Peptide from Chelidonium majus

PW Sadecki, GD Laws, JJ Morgan… - Journal of Natural …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Chelidonium majus, known as Greater Celandine, is a latex-bearing plant that has been
leveraged for its anticancer and antimicrobial properties. Herein, C. majus aerial tissue is …