Benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs) are a structurally diverse group of plant specialized
metabolites with a long history of investigation. Although the ecophysiological functions of …

The alkaloids characteristically produced by the subfamily Amaryllidoideae of the
Amaryllidaceae, bulbous plant species that include well know genera such as Narcissus …

The gateway to morphine biosynthesis in opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) is the
stereochemical inversion of (S)-reticuline since the enzyme yielding the first committed …

Next generation DNA sequencing technologies are driving increasingly rapid, affordable
and high resolution analyses of plant transcriptomes through sequencing of their associated …

Since ancient times, opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) is known for its medicinal
properties, related to its secondary metabolite content. Its most important secondary …

Opium poppy (P apaver somniferum) is an important medicinal plant producing
benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIA). Micro RNA s (mi RNA s) are endogenous small RNA s …

The ultimate step in the formation of thebaine, a pentacyclic opiate alkaloid readily
converted to the narcotic analgesics codeine and morphine in the opium poppy, has long …

Genes in plant secondary metabolic pathways enable biosynthesis of a range of medically
and industrially important compounds, and are often clustered on chromosomes. Here, we …

Opium poppy accumulates copious amounts of several benzylisoquinoline alkaloids
including morphine, noscapine, and papaverine, in the specialized cytoplasm of laticifers …

Several plant isoquinoline alkaloids (PIA s) possess powerful pharmaceutical and
biotechnological properties. Thus, PIA metabolism and its fascinating molecules, including …