From: Stress and defense responses in plant secondary metabolites production
Secondary metabolite | Plant source(s) | In vitro production | Medicinal use(s) | Reference(s) |
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Artemisinin | Artemesia annua | C, SH, SE, ET, THR, UTHR | Anti-malarial | [296] |
Camptothecin | Camptotheca acuminata, Nothapodytes nimmoniana, many members of the family Icacinaceae, and many other plant species from unrelated families | C, SH, SE, THR, UTHR | Anti-cancer | |
Codeine | Papaver somniferum | C, SH, SE, UTHR | Sedative | |
Robustaquinones | Cinchona robusta | C | Anti-malarial, numerous bioactivities | |
Securinine alkaloids | Securinega suffruticosa | C, SH | Cytotoxicity, anti-alzheimer and many bioactivities | |
Ajmaline | Rauvolfia serpentina | C, SH, SE, THR, UTHR | Anti-hypertension | |
Diosgenin | Dioscorea deltoidea | C, SH, SE, THR, UTHR | Steroidal precursor | |
l-Ephedrine | Ephedra sinica, Ephedra genus members | C, SH, S, UTHR | Diatary supplement | |
Ellipticine | Orchrosia elliptica | C, SH | Anti-cancer | |
Bacosides | Bacopa monnieri | C, SH, THR | Neuroprotective and many bioactivities | |
Altamisine | Ambrosia tenuifolia | C, SH | Numerous bioactivities | [340] |
Matrines | Sophora species | C, SH | Anti-cancer, many bioactivities | [341] |
Rosmarinic acid | Salvia miltiorrhiza | C, SH, SE, ET, THR, UTHR | Anti-oxidant, anti-microbial | [342] |
Rohitukine | Dysoxylum binectariferum | C, EN | Anti-cancer, numerous bioactivities | |
Stevioside | Stevia rebaudiana | C, SH, SE | Sweetener |