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  2. Catharanthus roseus - Wikipedia

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    Catharanthus roseus, commonly known as bright eyes, Cape periwinkle, graveyard plant, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, pink periwinkle, rose periwinkle, [2] is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae.

  3. Catharanthus - Wikipedia

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    Catharanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae.Like the genus Vinca, they are known commonly as periwinkles. [3] There are eight known species. Seven are endemic to Madagascar, [4] though one, C. roseus, is widely naturalized around the world.

  4. Plant sources of anti-cancer agents - Wikipedia

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    Catharanthus roseus. Vinca alkaloids were originally manufactured by extracting them from Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar Periwinkle). [1] Podophyllum spp. Two chemotherapy drugs, etoposide and teniposide, are synthetic chemical compounds similar in chemical structure to the toxin podophyllotoxin which is found in Podophyllum peltatum (May ...

  5. Dimerization of catharanthine and vindoline - Wikipedia

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    Catharanthus roseus flower Chemical structure of catharanthine Chemical structure of vindoline. Catharanthine and vindoline are terpenoid indole alkaloids naturally produced within the Madagascar periwinkle plant (Catharanthus roseus) whose dimerization produces the anti-cancer drugs vinblastine and vincristine.

  6. Vincristine - Wikipedia

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    Some consider the Catharanthus roseus plant from which vincristine is derived, and its folk remedies to be endemic to Madagascar, and that Madagascar was denied royalties from vincristine sales. [33] However, Catharanthus roseus has a documented history in folk medicine treatments in other locations. In 1963, Lilly researchers acknowledged that ...

  7. Ambovombe-Androy - Wikipedia

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    Catharanthus roseus is endemic to this region of southern Madagascar and is produced on farms around Ambovombe-Androy and Fort Dauphin. The plant is exported from this area and then used as a natural source of the alkaloids used to make vincristine, vinblastine and other vinca alkaloid cancer drugs. [2] [3] [4]

  8. Flora of Madagascar - Wikipedia

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    The diverse flora of Madagascar holds potential for natural product research and drug production on an industrial scale; the Madagascar periwinkle (Cataranthus roseus), a source of alkaloids used in the treatment of different cancers, is a famous example. [62]

  9. Periwinkle - Wikipedia

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    Catharanthus or Madagascar periwinkles Catharanthus roseus or rosy periwinkle; ... Periwinkle, a character in the 2012 animated film Secret of the Wings from Disney, ...

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