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Ornamental Exterior versus Therapeutic Interior of Madagascar Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus): The Two Faces of a Versatile Herb

Catharanthus roseus (L.) known as Madagascar periwinkle (MP) is a legendary medicinal plant mostly because of possessing two invaluable antitumor terpenoid indole alkaloids (TIAs), vincristine and vinblastine. The plant has also high aesthetic value as an evergreen ornamental that yields prolific bl...

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Autores principales: Nejat, Naghmeh, Valdiani, Alireza, Cahill, David, Tan, Yee-How, Maziah, Mahmood, Abiri, Rambod
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4312627/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25667940
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/982412