Naphthazarin derivatives from Alkanna frigida

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-33

  Yazdinezhad, A ^a   Monsef Esfahani, H R ^a   Amanzadeh, Y ^a   Ebrahimi, S E Sadat ^a   Ghahremani, M H ^a   Ostad, S N ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alkanna frigida; Boraginaceae; Flora iranica; Naphtazarins; Shikonin derivatives

Indexed keywords

EID: 65449131695     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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