Phytomedicine
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 252-257 , March 2009

A novel Steroid1 from Elephantopus scaber L. an Ethnomedicinal plant with antidiabetic activity

  • P. Daisy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biotechnology, Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli 620 002, India
    • ,
  • R. Jasmine

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biotechnology, Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli 620 002, India
    • ,
  • S. Ignacimuthu

      Affiliations

    • Entomology Research Institute, Loyola College, Chennai 600 034, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +914428176843; fax: +914428175566.
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  • E. Murugan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Madras, Chennai 600 025, India

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doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2008.06.001

Phytomedicine
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 252-257 , March 2009

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