Biosynthesis of bioactive diterpenoids in the medicinal plant Vitex agnus-castus

• Main Authors: Heskes, Allison M., Meenakshi Sundram, Tamil Chelvan, Boughton, Berin A., Jensen, Niels Bjerg, Hansen, Nikolaj Lervad, Crocoll, Christoph, Cozzi, Federico, Rasmussen, Silas Anselm, Hamberger, Britta, Hamberger, Björn Rn, Staerk, Dan, Lindberg Møller, Birger, Pateraki, Irini
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2018
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/64055/13/64055_Biosynthesis%20of%20bioactive%20diterpenoids_article.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/64055/2/64055_Biosynthesis%20of%20bioactive%20diterpenoids%20in%20the%20medicinal%20plant_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/64055/14/64055_Biosynthesis%20of%20bioactive%20diterpenoids_wos.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/64055/; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5838521/

Vitex agnus‐castus L. (Lamiaceae) is a medicinal plant historically used throughout the Mediterranean region to treat menstrual cycle disorders, and is still used today as a clinically effective treatment for premenstrual syndrome. The pharmaceutical activity of the plant extract is linked to its ab...