Analysis of Genetic Diversity in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Plant ‘Kushen’ (Sophora flavescens Ait.)
Kushen root, from the woody legume Sophora flavescens, is a traditional Chinese medicine that is a key ingredient in several promising cancer treatments. This activity is attributed in part to two quinolizidine alkaloids (QAs), oxymatrine and matrine, that have a variety of therapeutic activities in...
Main Authors: | Carolyn J. Schultz, Shashi N. Goonetilleke, Jianping Liang, Jelle Lahnstein, Kara A. Levin, Tina Bianco-Miotto, Rachel A. Burton, Diane E. Mather, Kenneth J. Chalmers |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-08-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Plant Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.704201/full |
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