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Mucor fragilis as a novel source of the key pharmaceutical agents podophyllotoxin and kaempferol

2014; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 52; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3109/13880209.2014.885061

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Jianxin Huang, Jun Zhang, Xiaorui Zhang, Kun Zhang, Xiao Zhang, Xiaorui He,

Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae

Context: Podophyllotoxin, a pharmaceutically important bioactive compound of Podophyllum sps. (Berberidaceae), is in great demand worldwide as an anticancer and antivirus drug precursor. However, the source of podophyllotoxin is very limited due to the endangered status of the Podophyllum plant.