Taxodione, a DNA-binding compound from Taxodium distichum L. (Rich.)

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 63, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 355-360

  Zaghloul, Ahmed M ^a   Gohar, Ahmed A ^a   Naiem, Zein Al Abdin M ^a   Bar, Fatma M Abdel ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

DNA binding compounds; Taxodione; Taxodium distichum

Indexed keywords

TAXODIUM; TAXODIUM DISTICHUM;

DITERPENE; DNA; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; GLYCOSIDE; QUERCETIN; SOLVENT; TAXODIONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIVER; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; RAT; TAXODIUM;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; DITERPENES; DNA; FLAVONOLS; GLYCOSIDES; LIVER; PLANT LEAVES; QUERCETIN; RATS; SOLVENTS; TAXODIUM;

EID: 48249120369     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2008-5-608     Document Type: Article

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