Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple Inc., once spoke that the connection among the past-dots happens in the present times, that explore the past in the retrospect. Henceforth, in the below-mentioned and elaborated text, the focus is on the possibility to explore the science underplayed when "Sanjeevani" (the reviver) was documented in the Hindu mythological epic, titled Ramayan written by sage ...

Recently, the NADPH-dependent short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase (SDR) salutaridine reductase (E.C. 1.1.1.248) implicated in morphine biosynthesis was cloned from Papaver somniferum. In this report, a homology model of the Papaver bracteatum homolog was created based on the x-ray structure of human carbonyl reductase 1. The model shows the typical alpha/beta-folding pattern of SDRs, including ...

Persian poppy (Papaver bracteatum Lindl.) is a perennial medicinal plant belonging to the Papaveraceae family that endemic mountainous areas in Northern Iran. It known for high amounts of valuable benzylisoquinoline alkaloid thebaine. The effects induced polyploidy as well effect methyl Jasmonate (MeJA) elicitation on root production thebaine and expression five biosynthesis related genes were ...

The plants belonging to many species in genus Papaver are very similar and have very small chromosomes that make identification very difficult. The study aimed to compare the effects of α-bromonaphtalene and ice cold water pretreatment to identify chromosomes of Papaver species collected from different areas of Iranian West Azerbaijan and Turkish Van, Agri and, Hakkari provinces. The seeds were...

This study was designed to evaluate the pharmacological effects of Vaccinium bracteatum Thunb. methanol extract (VBME) on microglial activation and to identify the underlying mechanisms of action of these effects. The anti-inflammatory properties of VBME were studied using lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated BV-2 microglial cells. We measured the production of nitric oxide (NO), inducible NO sy...

Asteraceae is one of the families with a large number ornamental plants. Climate change imposes need to select species that are more tolerant changing environmental conditions, especially drought. In this study, we compared performance under water stress six belonging different tribes geographical origins. Young plants obtained after seed germination were subjected intermediate (irrigation half...