Bioactive saponins from Astragalus suberi L. growing in Yemen

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 60, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 813-820

  Abbas, Fawkeya ^a   Zayed, Rawia ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Zagazig University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Astragalus suberi L.; Biological Activity; Triterpenoidal Saponins

Indexed keywords

ASTRAGALUS (ANGIOSPERM); FABACEAE; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 29744457093     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2005-11-1201     Document Type: Article

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