Comparative metabolomic analysis reveals the variations in taxoids and flavonoids among three Taxus species

Abstract Background Trees of the genus Taxus are highly valuable medicinal plants with multiple pharmacological effects on various cancer treatments. Paclitaxel from Taxus trees is an efficient and widely used anticancer drug, however, the accumulation of taxoids and other active ingredients can var...

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Main Authors: Ting Zhou, Xiujun Luo, Chengchao Zhang, Xinyun Xu, Chunna Yu, Zhifang Jiang, Lei Zhang, Huwei Yuan, Bingsong Zheng, Erxu Pi, Chenjia Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-019-2146-7