Rosy Periwinkle Flashcards

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Q

where is the rosy periwinkle found

A

Madagascar - warm tropical climates + moist but well drained soils

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what is the issue raised with the Rosy Periwinkle and its extraction

A

biopiracy

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3
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How much do Eli Lily make from it?

A

£75 mill/year

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4
Q

What is a problem with the plant

A

900kg of leaves to make 1 gram of vincristine/vinblastine

Can’t be synthetically made

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What is the drug, an how successful is it

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Vincristine —> child leukaemia survival rates from 10% to 90%

Vinblastine —> successful with Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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