Distribution of withaferin A, an anticancer potential agent, in different parts of two varieties of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal. grown in Sri Lanka

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 141-144

  Siriwardane, A S ^a   Dharmadasa, R M ^a   Samarasinghe, Kosala ^a  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Ashwagandha; Withama sommfera; Witlieferm A

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLVENT; WITHAFERIN A; WITHANOLIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DENSITOMETRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; SRI LANKA; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; WITHANIA;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; DENSITOMETRY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; SOLVENTS; SRI LANKA; WITHANIA; WITHANOLIDES;

EID: 84875205206     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2013.141.144     Document Type: Article

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