Field Pansy Viola arvensis

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Viola arvensis contains cyclotides (a class of peptides found in plants) particularly cycloviolacin O2 that has cytotoxic activity against cancer cells.

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Size: 4800px × 3202px
Location: Thornton Hough, The Wirral, Merseyside, UK
Photo credit: © Sabena Jane Blackbird / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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