Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5164430 | Phytochemistry | 2015 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Noscapine is a major alkaloid in opium poppy that has been used as a cough suppressant and investigated as a potential anticancer drug. A history of important phytochemical and pharmacological discoveries, including recent progress toward elucidation of the noscapine biosynthetic pathway, is presented.70
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Authors
Xue Chen, Thu-Thuy T. Dang, Peter J. Facchini,