A cytotoxic and hepatoprotective agent from Withania somnifera and biological evaluation of its ester derivatives

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 775-778

  Saxena, Mohit ^a   Faridi, Uzma ^a   Srivastava, S K ^a   Darokar, M P ^a   Mishra, Rupal ^a   Pal, Anirban ^a   Shisodia, Brijesh ^a   Khanuja, S P S ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

Author keywords

Chemical derivatization; Cytotoxicity; Hepatoprotection; Palmitic acid; Withania somnifera

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889723264     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0700200714     Document Type: Article

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