ICBG: Links & Resources
for more information send e-mail to icbg@aesop.rutgers.edu
W3Tropicos: Missouri Botanical Garden's nomenclatural database and associated authority files
The International Plant Names Index (IPNI) is a database of the names and associated basic bibliographical details of all seed plants. IPNI is the product of a collaboration between The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, The Harvard University Herbaria, and the Australian National Herbarium
Internet Directory for Botany: The Internet Directory of Botany is an index to botanical information available on the Internet
Index Herbariorum: A global directory of herbaria and associated staff
Index Fungorum: The CABI bioscience and CBS database of fungal names
MEDICINAL PLANTS WEBPAGES
The Phytochemistry of Herbs (also provides several links to medicinal botany sites)- http://www.herbalchem.net/index.html
American Botanical Council
http://www.herbalgram.org/browse.php/defaulthome
http://www.arbec.com.my/biotech.htm
The Society for Medicinal Plant Research
http://www.ga-online.org/
GENERAL OVERVIEW OF MEDICINAL PLANTS
Tripathi, L and Tripathi, J. N. Role of biotechnology in medicinal plants. Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. 2003, 2, 243-253.
Hostettman, K. and Marston, A. Twenty years of research into medicinal plants: results and perspectives. Phytochemistry Reviews. 2002, 1, 275-285.
Chemistry
Hostettman, K. Strategy for the Biological and chemical evaluation of plant extracts. Pure Appl. Chem.1998,
70, 1-9.
Cuyckens, F. and Claeys, M. Mass spectrometry in the structural analysis of flavonoids. J. Mass Spectrom. 2004, 39, 1–15.
Tolonen, A.; György , A.; Jalonen, J.; Neubauer, P. and Hohtola, A. LC/MS/MS identification of glycosides produced by biotransformation of cinnamyl alcohol in Rhodiola rosea compact callus aggregates. Biomedical Chromatography. 2004, 18, 550-558.
BIOACTIVITY
Briskin, D. P. Medicinal plants and phytomedicines. Linking plant biochemistry and physiology to human health. Plant Physiology. 2000, 124, 507-514.
Kutepova, T. A.; Syrov, V. N.; Khushbaktova, Z. A. and Saatov, Z. Hypoglycemic activity of the total ecdysteroid extract from Ajuga turkestanica.Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal. 2001, 35, 24-25.
Syrov, V. N. and Khushbaktova, Z. A. Experimental study of pharmacotherapeudic effect of phytoecdysteroids and nerobol in toxic liver damage. Eksp Klin Farmakol . 2001, 64, 56-58.
Sonnenbichler, J.; Scalera, F.; Sonnenbichler, I. and Weyhenmeyer, R.Stimulatory effects of silibinin and silicristin from the milk thistle Silybum marianum on kidney cells. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.1999, 290, 1375-1383.
PLANT TISSUE CULTURE
Collin H.A. Secondary product formation in plant tissue cultures. Plant Growth Regulation. 2001, 34, 119-134.
Yousef, G. G.; Seigler, D. S.; Grusak, M. A.; Rogers, R. B.; Knight, T. G.; Kraft, T. F. B.; Erdman Jr., J. W. and Lila, M. A. Biosynthesis and characterization of 14C-enriched flavonoid fractions from plant cell suspension cultures. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2004, 52, 1138-1145.
Xu, J. F.; Ying, P. Q.; Han, A. M. and Su, Z. G. Enhanced salidroside production in liquid-cultivated compact callus aggregates of Rhodiola sachalinensis: manipulation of plant growth regulators and sucrose. Plant Cell. Tiss. Cult. 1999, 55, 53-58.
Xu, J. F.; Liu, C. B.; Han, A. M.; Feng, P. S. and Su, Z. G. Strategies for the improvement of salidroside production in cell suspension cultures of Rhodiola sachalinensis. Plant Cell Reports. 1997, 17, 288-293.
Wu, S. X.; Zu, Y. G. and Wu, M. High yield production of salidroside in the suspension culture of Rhodiola sachalinensis. Journal of Biotechnology. 2003, 106, 33-43.
SAMPLING INSTRUCTIONS AND FORMS
Field Collection Manual: Guidelines for Sample Preparation and Data Storage (PDF)
Kyrgyzstan Plant and Endophyte Collection Form (PDF)
Kyrgyzstan Microorganism Collection Form (PDF)
Uzbekistan Plant and Endophyte Collection Form (PDF)
Uzbekistan Microorganism Collection Form (PDF)
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