Effect of Hecogenin on DNA instability

Hecogenin is a sapogenin found in Agave species in high quantities and is responsible for the many therapeutic effects of these medicinal plants. In addition, this compound is also widely used in the pharmaceutical industry as a precursor for the synthesis of steroidal hormones and anti-inflammatory...

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Main Authors: Marina Sampaio Cruz, Sarah Cabral Barroso, Julio Alejandro Navoni, Maria Madalena Rocha Silva Teles, José Maria Barbosa-Filho, Hugo Alexandre de Oliveira Rocha, Viviane Souza do Amaral
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:Toxicology Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214750016300464

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