γ-Sitosterol, a cytotoxic sterol from Markhamia zanzibarica and Kigelia africana

Fitoterapia

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 96-97

  Khan, M R ^a   Mlungwana, S M ^b  

^a PAPUA NEW GUINEA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Papua New Guinea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Sitosterol; Cytotoxicity; Kigelia africana; Markhamia zanzibarica

Indexed keywords

CAMPESTEROL; CLIONASTEROL; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; LAPACHOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SITOSTEROL DERIVATIVE; TRITRIACONTANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; ARTEMIA; KIGELIA AFRICANA; MARKHAMIA;

EID: 0032922994     PISSN: 0367326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0367-326X(99)00005-2     Document Type: Article

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