Plumbagin quantification in roots of Plumbago scandens L. obtained by different extraction techniques

The Plumbago genus belongs to the Plumbaginaceae family and it is known due to its variety of biological uses, most of them attributed to the presence of naphthoquinones. Plumbagin is a naturally occurring naphthoquinone that can be obtained from roots of Plumbago scandens L. In order to find out th...

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Main Authors: Selma R. de Paiva, Lucilene A. Lima, Maria Raquel Figueiredo, Maria Auxiliadora C. Kaplan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2004-09-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652004000300004