Isolation and characterization of 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (lawsone) from the powdered leaves of henna plant marketed in Ahwaz city of Iran

International Journal of ChemTech Research

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1941-1944

  Ashnagar, A ^a   Shiri, A ^b  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

^b AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

2 hydroxy 1; 4 naphthoquinone; Henna; Lawsone; Lawsonia

Indexed keywords

ETHER; HOT WATER; LAWSONE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; SILICA GEL;

ARTICLE; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; ELUTION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IRAN; LAWSONIA INERMIS; NONHUMAN; PH; SOXHLET EXTRACTION; SUSPENSION;

EID: 84055197973     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09744290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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