De Novo transcriptome assembly (NGS) of Curcuma longa L. rhizome reveals novel transcripts related to anticancer and antimalarial terpenoids.

De Novo transcriptome assembly (NGS) of Curcuma longa L. rhizome reveals novel transcripts related to anticancer and antimalarial terpenoids.

Herbal remedies are increasingly being recognised in recent years as alternative medicine for a number of diseases including cancer. Curcuma longa L., commonly known as turmeric is used as a culinary spice in India and in many Asian countries has been attributed to lower incidences of gastrointestin...

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Main Authors: Ramasamy S Annadurai, Ramprasad Neethiraj, Vasanthan Jayakumar, Anand C Damodaran, Sudha Narayana Rao, Mohan A V S K Katta, Sreeja Gopinathan, Santosh Prasad Sarma, Vanitha Senthilkumar, Vidya Niranjan, Ashok Gopinath, Raja C Mugasimangalam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3585318?pdf=render

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