Plumbagin recovery in field specimens of Drosophyllum lusitanicum (L.) Link

The naphthoquinone plumbagin has a broad spectrum of biological activities. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficiency of two extraction methods (Soxhlet and ultrasound-assisted extraction) and three solvents (methanol, chloroform and hexane) to recover plumbagin from fresh and dried ti...

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Main Author: Grevenstuk, Tomás (author)
Other Authors: Gonçalves, Sandra (author), Nogueira, José Manuel F. (author), Romano, Anabela (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/2561
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/2561