Muhammad Anwar Ul Islam

[ 1 ] - Cytotoxic Compounds from Calotropis gigantea (Linn.) and Amoora rohituka (Roxb.)

Calotropis gigantea (Linn) and Amoora rohituka (Roxb.) have long been used in folkloric medicine for the treatment of various ailments in Bangladesh. The present study was designed to investigate the cytotoxicity of isolated compounds from these two plants. Two compounds, named β-boswellic acid (compound-1) and 2-methoxy-14-calamenenone (compound-2) were isolated from the flowers of Calotropis ...