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Antimutagens from Momordica charantia.
Mutation research - 1 Jun 1990
Guevara A P, Lim-Sylianco C, Dayrit F, Finch P
Abstract excerpt
The antimutagenic principle of the green fruits of Momordica charantia was shown by the micronucleus test to be an intractable mixture of novel acylglucosylsterols. The antimutagens were extracted from the green fruits with ethanol and isolated from the bioactive petroleum ether and carbon tetrachloride extracts by repeated and sequential flash column chromatography. The major component of the mixture is...
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