Dataset of De novo leaf, salicylic induced leaf and flower transcriptome profiling of Datura metel plant.

ABSTRACT: Datura metel L (thorn's apple) is a popular plant belonging to the family Solanaceae, growing all around the year in humid and warm climates. The importance of D. metel as a medicinal marvel is due to secondary metabolites within various parts of the plant, which serve different therapeutic functions. The whole plant is considered a narcotic, anodyne, and antispasmodic, while the leaves, bark, and seeds are also separately used in extractions. The biological potency of the plant has been used in traditional medicine for over a century. Currently, plant parts are used as a rich source in pharmaceutical manufacturing of secondary metabolites such as flavonoids, saponins, alkaloids, steroids, tannins, and withanaloids. D. metel has proven advanced functions of antiviral e

SUBMITTER: Hewadikaram M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10661695 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature