Brine shrimp cytotoxicity potential of alpha-mangostin and dulxanthone D from Garcinia mangostana

  • Kandasamy Sasikumar Department of Integrative Biology, School of Biosciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore, India
  • Asit Ranjan Ghosh Department of Integrative Biology, School of Biosciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore, India
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3329/bjp.v14i3.41403
Keywords: Garcinia mangostana, Xanthones, Cytotoxicity

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Kandasamy Sasikumar, Department of Integrative Biology, School of Biosciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore, India

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Asit Ranjan Ghosh, Department of Integrative Biology, School of Biosciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore, India

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Published
2019-07-14
How to Cite
Sasikumar, K., and A. Ghosh. “Brine Shrimp Cytotoxicity Potential of Alpha-Mangostin and Dulxanthone D from Garcinia Mangostana”. Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology, Vol. 14, no. 3, July 2019, pp. 123-4, doi:10.3329/bjp.v14i3.41403.
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Vol 14 No 3 (2019)
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