Listing of Useful Plants of the World
[formerly Listing of Potential New Crops for Australia]


NOTICE: Information on the background to this Listing is available. The analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time was completed in 1997, using the Agricola database (1970-1996). Hard copies of the Listing (553 pages; over 4200 new crops listed with the analyses of numbers of papers over time included) are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher; see Advice on Publications Available.

The references listed below are from the Biological Abstracts database (1988-2000) and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re Silverplatter, go to www.silverplatter.com.


Morinda citrifolia

 

Analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time (Agricola database 1970-1996):

 

Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): indian mulberry syn nuna syn Al syn Awl tree
Crop Use(s): dye=fruit
Reference Source(s): rehm, sturtevant
Number of Papers/Mentions: 36

References (Biological Abstracts 1988-2000):

[These references are from the Biological Abstracts database and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re SilverPlatter, go to www.silverplatter.com. References are listed alphabetically by author within years, with most recent references first; addresses of author(s) have been included when available. To search within this page, we suggest using Find in Page, within the Edit menu of the Web Browser.]

Dixon, A. R., H. McMillen, et al. (1999). Ferment this: The transformation of noni, a traditional Polynesian medicine (Morinda citrifolia, Rubiaceae). Economic Botany. Jan. March 53(1): 51-68. {a} Department of Anthropology, University of Hawai'i, 2424 Maile Way, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA

Hiwasa, T., Y. Arase, et al. (1999). Stimulation of ultraviolet-induced apoptosis of human fibroblast UVr-1 cells by tyrosine kinase inhibitors. FEBS Letters 444(2-3): 173-176. {a} Dep. Biochem., Sch. Med., Chiba Univ., Inohana 1-8-1, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan

Jantan, I., Z. M. Zaki, et al. (1999). Evaluation of smoke from mosquito coils containing Malaysian plants against Aedes aegypti. Fitoterapia . June 70(3): 237-243. {a} Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Legal, L., B. Moulin, et al. (1999). The relation between structures and toxicity of oxygenated aliphatic compounds homologous to the insecticide octanoic acid and the chemotaxis of two species of Drosophila. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. Oct. 65(2): 90-101. {a} Unite Mixte de recherche, Neurobiologie de l'Apprentissage, de la Memoire et de la Communication, Universite Paris XI, Orsay, Batiment 446, F-91405, Orsay Cedex, France

Wang, M., H. Kikuzaki, et al. (1999). Novel trisaccharide fatty acid ester identified from the fruits of Morinda citrifolia (noni). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Dec. 47(12): 4880-4882. {a} Department of Food Science and Center for Advanced Food Technology, Rutgers University, 65 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901-8520, USA

Amlou, M., B. Moreteau, et al. (1998). Genetic analysis of Drosophila sechellia specialization: Oviposition behavior toward the major aliphatic acids of its host plant. Behavior Genetics 28(6): 455-464. {a} Lab. Popul. Genet. Evol., Centre Natl. Rech. Sci., 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France

Boczek, J. and A. Chandrapatya (1998). Studies on eriophyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea): XXV. Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Biological Sciences 46(1): 31-38. {a} Dep. Applied Entomol., Warsaw Agric. Univ., Nowursynowska 166, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland

Breckon, G. J., V. V. Santiago, et al. (1998). New plant records of Mona Island, Puerto Rico. Caribbean Journal of Science 34(1-2): 136-137. Dep. Biol., Univ. Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, Box 9012, Mayaguez 00681, Puerto Rico

Jones, C. D. (1998). The genetic basis of Drosophila sechellia's resistance to a host plant toxin. Genetics 149(4): 1899-1908. {a} Dep. Biol., Univ. Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627-0211, USA

Limyati, D. A. and B. L. L. Juniar (1998). Jamu Gendong, a kind of traditional medicine in Indonesia: The microbial contamination of its raw materials and endproduct. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 63(3): 201-208. {a} Widya Mandala Catholic University, Jalan Dinoyo 42-44, Surabaya 60265, Indonesia

Macloughlin, P. F., D. M. Malone, et al. (1998). The effects of turbulent jet flows on plant cell suspension cultures. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 58(6): 595-604. {a} Dep. Chem. Eng., Univ. Coll. Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland

Ramos, V. A. C., D. H. R. Van, et al. (1998). Isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase and prenyltransferase activity in rubiaceous and apocynaceous cultures. Phytochemistry Oxford 48(6): 961-969. {a} Div. Pharm., Leiden/Amsterdam Cent. Drug Res., Gorlaeus Lab., PO Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands

van, D. P. L. H. W., M. J. M. Hagendoorn, et al. (1998). Anthraquinone glycosylation and hydrolysis in Morinda citrifolia cell suspensions: Regulation and function. Journal of Plant Physiology 152(2-3): 235-241. Dep. Plant Physiol., Wageningen Agricultural Univ., Arboretumlaan 4, 6703 BD Wageningen, Netherlands

Williams, P. R. (1998). Post fire regeneration of tree seedlings in a revegetation site at Townsville, north Queensland. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 107: 89-92. {a} Townsville, 4810, Australia

Amlou, M., E. Pla, et al. (1997). Genetic analysis by interspecific crosses of the tolerance of Drosophila sechellia to major aliphatic acids of its host plant. Genetics Selection Evolution Paris 29(5): 511-522. Lab. Population Genetique Evolution, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France

Hagendoorn, M. J. M., D. C. L. Jamar, et al. (1997). Cell division versus secondary metabolite production in Morinda citrifolia cell suspensions. Journal of Plant Physiology 150(3): 325-330. Dep. Plant Physiol., Wageningen Agric. Univ., Arboretumlaan 4, 6703 BD Wageningen, Netherlands

Mackeen, M. M., A. M. Ali, et al. (1997). Antinematodal activity of some Malaysian plant extracts against the pine wood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. Pesticide Science 51(2): 165-170. {a} Dep. Biotechnol., Univ. Putra, Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

Bassetti, L., J. Pijnenburg, et al. (1996). Silicone-stimulated anthraquinone production and release by Morinda citrifolia in a two-liquid-phase system. Biotechnology Letters 18(4): 377-382. {a} Wageningen Agric. Univ., Food Bioprocess Eng. Group, P.O. Box 8129, 6700 EV Wageningen, Netherlands

Boczek, J. and A. Chandrapatya (1996). Studies on eriophyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea): XX. Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Biological Sciences 44(1-2): 83-92. {a} Dep. Applied Entomol., Warsaw Agric. Univ., Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warszawa, Poland

Farine, J. P., L. Legal, et al. (1996). Volatile components of ripe fruits of Morinda citrifolia and their effects on Drosophila. Phytochemistry Oxford 41(2): 433-438. {a} Lab. des Mecanismes de Communication, URA 1491, Bat. 446, Univ. Paris Sud, Orsay Cedex, F-91405, France

Imkhanitskaya, N. N. (1996). Annotated list of the Rubiaceae taxa collected by A. Chamisso and J. F. Eschscholtz in the voyage of exploration round the world in the years 1815-1818 on the brig "Rurick" under the command of Captain O. E. Kotzebue, kept in Komarov Botanical Institute Herbarium (LE). 3. Subfamily Rubioideae (concluded). Botanicheskii Zhurnal St Petersburg 81(4): 26-35. V.L. Komarov Bot. Inst., Russ. Acad. Sci., St. Petersburg, Russia

Van, A. T. N. M. (1996). Callose deposition in the primary wall of suspension cells and regenerating protoplasts, and its relationship to patterned cellulose synthesis. Canadian Journal of Botany 74(7): 1040-1049. {a} Dep. Experimental Botany, Research Group Plant Cell Biol., Univ. Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 1, NL-6525 ED Nijmegen, Netherlands

Bassetti, L., M. Hagendoorn, et al. (1995). Surfactant-induced non-lethal release of anthraquinones from suspension cultures of Morinda citrifolia. Journal of Biotechnology 39(2): 149-155. {a} Dep. Food Sci. Technol., Food Bioprocess Eng. Group, Wageningen Agric. Univ., P.O. Box 8129, 6700 EV Wageningen, Netherlands

Bassetti, L. and J. Tramper (1995). Use of non-conventional media in Morinda citrifolia cell cultures. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture 43(2): 93-95. Dep. Food Sci. and Technol., Food and Bioprocess Eng. Group, Wageningen Agric. Univ., P.O. Box 8129, 6700 EV Wageningen, Netherlands

Bassetti, L. and J. Tramper (1995). Increased anthraquinone production by Morinda citrifolia in a two-phase system with Pluronic F-68. Enzyme and Microbial Technology 17(4): 353-358. {a} Food Bioprocess Engineering Group, Dep. Food Sci. Technol., Wageningen Agric. Univ., PO Box 8129, 6700 EV Wageningen, Netherlands

Kieran, P. M., D. H. J. O, et al. (1995). Fluid shear effects on suspension cultures of Morinda citrifolia. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 45(5): 415-425. {a} Dep. Chem. Eng., Univ. Coll. Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland

Legal, L. and M. Plawecki (1995). Comparative sensitivity of various insects to toxic compounds from Morinda citrifolia (L.). Entomological Problems 26(2): 155-159. {a} Lab. Mecanismes Communication, Unite Neurobiol. Apprentissage et Memoire, C.N.R.S. URA 1491, Bat. 446, Univ. Paris XI, Orsay, F-91405 Orsay Cedex, France

Van, D. P. L. H. W., C. Eijkelboom, et al. (1995). Relation between primary and secondary metabolism in plant cell suspensions. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture 43(2): 111-116. Dep. Plant Physiol., Agric. Univ. Wageningen, Arboretumlaan 4, 6703 BD Wageningen, Netherlands

Bassetti, L. and J. Tramper (1994). Organic solvent toxicity in Morinda citrifolia cell suspensions. Enzyme and Microbial Technology 16(8): 642-648. {a} Dep. Food Sci. Technol., Food Bioprocess Eng. Group, Wageningen Agric. Univ., P.O. Box 8129, 6700 EV Wageningen, The, Netherlands

Doernenburg, H. and D. Knorr (1994). Elicitation of chitinases and anthraquinones in Morinda citrifolia cell cultures. Food Biotechnology New York 8(1): 57-65. Dep. Food Technol., Berlin Univ. Technol., Koenigin-Luise-Str. 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany

Doernenburg, H. and D. Knorr (1994). Effectiveness of plant-derived and microbial polysaccharides as elicitors for anthraquinone synthesis in Morinda citrifolia cultures. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 42(4): 1048-1952. {a} Dep. Food Technol., Berlin Univ. Technol., Koenigin-Luise-Strasse 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany

Dyas, L., D. R. Threlfall, et al. (1994). The sterol composition of five plant species grown as cell suspension cultures. Phytochemistry Oxford 35(3): 655-660. {a} Dep. Biochem., Univ. Liverpool, P.O. Box 147, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK

Hagendoorn, M. J. M., D. P. L. H. W. Van, et al. (1994). Accumulation of anthraquinones in Morinda citrifolia cell suspensions: A model system for the study of the interaction between secondary and primary metabolism. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture 38(2-3): 227-234. {a} Dep. Plant Physiol., Agric. Univ. Wageningen, Arboretumlaan 4, 6703 BD Wageningen, Netherlands

Hagendoorn, M. J. M., A. M. Wagner, et al. (1994). Cytoplasmic acidification and secondary metabolite production in different plant cell suspensions: A comparative study. Plant Physiology Rockville 106(2): 723-730. {a} Dep. Plant Physiol., Agric. Univ., Arboretumlaan 4, 6703 BD Wageningen, Netherlands

Huang, T. C., S. F. Huang, et al. (1994). The flora of Tungshatao (Pratas Island). Taiwania 39(1-2): 27-53. {a} Dep. Bot., Natl. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan

Legal, L., B. Chappe, et al. (1994). Molecular basis of Morinda citrifolia (L.): Toxicity on Drosophila. Journal of Chemical Ecology 20(8): 1931-1943. {a} Unite Neurobiol. l'Apprentissage Memoire, C.N.R.S. URA 1491, Bat. 446, Univ. Paris XI, Orsay F91405, Orsay Cedex, France

Moreteau, B., K. S. R, et al. (1994). Genetics of a nonoptimal behavior: Oviposition preference of Drosophila mauritiana for a toxic resource. Behavior Genetics 24(5): 433-441. {a} Lab. Biol. Genet. Evolutives, CNRS, 91198 Gif sur Yvette Cedex, France

Doernenburg, H. and D. Knorr (1993). Cellular permeabilization of cultured plant tissues by high electric field pulses or ultra high pressure for the recovery of secondary metabolites. Food Biotechnology New York 7(1): 35-48. Dep. Food Technol., Berlin Univ. Technol., Koenigin-Luise-Str. 22, D-1000 Berlin 33, Germany

Faure, J. E., H. L. Mogensen, et al. (1993). Karyogamy after electrofusion of single egg and sperm cell protoplasts from maize: Cytological evidence and time course. Plant Cell 5(7): 747-755. {a} Reconnaissance Cell. et Amelioration des Plantes, UMR 9938 CNRS-INRA, Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon, 69364 Lyon Cedex 07, France

Higa, I. and Y. Fuyama (1993). Genetics of food preference in Drosophila sechellia: I. Responses to food attractants. Genetica Dordrecht 88(2-3): 129-136. Dep. Biol., Tokyo Metrop. Univ., Hachioji-Shi, Tokyo 192-03, Japan

Hiramatsu, T., M. Imoto, et al. (1993). Induction of normal phenotypes in ras-transformed cells by damnacanthal from Morinda citrifolia. Cancer Letters 73(2-3): 161-166. {a} Dep. Applied Chemistry, Faculty Sciences Technology, Keio Univ., 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223, Japan

O, D. D., S. M. Read, et al. (1993). Determination of cell-wall porosity by microscopy: Walls of cultured cells and pollen tubes. Acta Botanica Neerlandica 42(2): 237-244. {a} Dep. Botany, Univ. Coll. Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland

Srivastava, M. and J. Singh (1993). A new anthraquinone glycoside from Morinda citrifolia. International Journal of Pharmacognosy 31(3): 182-184. Dep. Chem., Univ. Allahabad, Allahabad 211002, India

Takagi, N. (1993). Variable X chromosome inactivation patterns in near-tetraploid murine EC X somatic cell hybrid cells differentiated in vitro. Genetica Dordrecht 88(2-3): 107-117. Div. Biol. Sci., Grad. Sch. Environ. Earth Sci., Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo, Japan

Zhang, C. Y., W. L. Sung, et al. (1993). Alkaloidal constituents of Delphinium omeiense. Fitoterapia 64(2): 188-189. Inst. Med. Plant Dev., Chinese Acad. Med. Sci., Beijing 100094, China

Morton, J. F. (1992). The ocean-going noni, or Indian mulberry (Morinda citrifolia, Rubiaceae) and some of its "colorful" relatives. Economic Botany 46(3): 241-256.

O'Driscoll, D., G. Wilson, et al. (1991). Lucifer yellow and fluorescein isothiocyanate uptake by cells of Morinda citrifolia in suspension cultures is not confined to the endocytotic pathway. Journal Of Cell Science 100(1): 237-242.

Poulsen, C., D. H. R. Van, et al. (1991). Assay of isochorismate synthase from plant cell cultures by high-performance liquid chromatography. Phytochemistry 30(9): 2873-2876.

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Younos, C., A. Rolland, et al. (1990). Analgesic and behavioral effects of Morinda citrifolia. Planta Medica 56(5): 430-434.

Louis, J. and J. R. David (1986). Ecological specialization in the Drosophila melanogaster species subgroup: A case study of Drosophila sechellia. Acta Oecologica Oecologia Generalis 7(3): 215-230.

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