A Purgative Action of Barbaloin Is Induced by Eubacterium sp. Strain BAR, a Human Intestinal Anaerobe, Capable of Transforming Barbaloin to Aloe-Emodin Anthrone.

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عنوان ژورنال: Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin

سال: 1996

ISSN: 0918-6158,1347-5215

DOI: 10.1248/bpb.19.136