Cytotoxic naphthoquinones from roots of Lippia microphylla

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 58, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 517-520

  Santos, Hélcio S ^a   Costa, Sônia M O ^a   Pessoa, Otília D L ^a   Moraes, Manoel O ^a   Pessoa, Claudia ^a   Fortier, Sergio ^a   Silveira, Edilberto R ^a   Lemos, Telma L G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity Activity; Lippia microphylla; Naphthoquinones

Indexed keywords

LIPPIA; LIPPIA MICROPHYLLA;

EID: 0041655941     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2003-7-812     Document Type: Article

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