A new bioactive steroidal saponin from Agave shrevei

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 60, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 57-62

  Da Silva, Bernadete Pereira ^a   Parente, José Paz ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agave shrevei; Anti inflammatory Activity; Steroidal Saponin

Indexed keywords

AGAVE; OXY;

EID: 14944348748     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2005-1-211     Document Type: Article

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