Antidiabetic and antioxidant properties of alkaloids from
Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.
Flowering vinca (
Catharanthus roseus) grows about a foot tall and blooms in pink, purple, magenta, red, white and bicolors over glossy green foliage.
Catharanthus roseus (Apocynaceae) naturally infected with diverse phytoplasmas in Costa Rica
The researchers suspect something similar occurs in the synthesis of anti-cancer drugs vincristine and vinblastine from Madagascan periwinkle,
Catharanthus roseus, and elsewhere in olive and snapdragon plants.
Paclobutrazol enhances photosynthesis and ajmalicine production in
Catharanthus roseus. Process Biochemistry, v.42, p.1566-1570, 2007.
Many anticancer drugs are plant-based: taxol, first isolated from Pacific yew, saves at least 30,000 lives per year in the United States; vincristine and vinblastine are derived from the alkaloids of periwinkle (
Catharanthus roseus), known locally as tsitsirika.
Alterations in osmoregulations, antioxidant enzymes and indole alkaloid levels in
Catharanthus roseus exposed to water deficit.
was reported in
Catharanthus roseus, Terminalia morobensis, Mangifera indica (60, 61, 62).
(2011) where it was shown that SA treatment ameliorated the adverse effects of salt stress in terms of growth parameters in
Catharanthus roseus. Similarly, SA treatment enhanced the growth of maize (Khodary, 2004), mustard (Yusuf et al., 2008) and barley (El Tayeb, 2005) under NaCl stress.
In Brazil, however, ornamental plants are irrigated with good-quality water and information on their tolerance to salinity, and particularly 'Boa noite' (
Catharanthus roseus), is limited and sporadic.
Madagascar Periwinkle (
Catharanthus roseus) This ornamental plant grows well throughout the tropics worldwide, and some subtropical areas, including Sarasota.
thesis entitled "Screening of Antifungal Compound Isolated from
Catharanthus roseus L.
Catharanthus roseus - commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers