Isolation and structural elucidation of cytotoxic compounds from the root bark of Diospyros quercina (Baill.) endemic to Madagascar

Objective: To isolate and characterize the cytotoxic compounds from Diospyros quercina (Baill.) G.E. Schatz & Lowry (Ebenaceae). Methods: An ethno-botanical survey was conducted in the south of Madagascar from July to August 2010. Bio-guided fractionation assay was carried out on the root bark o...

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Main Authors: Fatiany Pierre Ruphin, Robijaona Baholy, Randrianarivo Emmanuel, Raharisololalao Amelie, Marie-Therese Martin, Ngbolua Koto–te-Nyiwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-03-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S222116911530188X