Cylicodiscus gabunensis and Scoparia dulcis: Potential sources of new antifilaricidal agents
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A cytotoxic flavone from Scoparia dulcis L.
In a continuation of our studies on biologically active substances of the Paraguayan crude drug,"Typychd kuratir(Scoparia dulcis L.,Scrophulariaceae),1)we isolated a polyoxygenated flavone(1),which was found to exhibit cytotoxicity against human cultured cells such as HeLa 229,2)HeLa S3,3)HEp-2,4)FL,5)Chang liver6)and intestine 4077)cells. Some flavonoids have been reported to be cytotoxic to K...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.819