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Corosolic acid content and SSR markers in Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers.: a comparative analysis among populations across the Southern Western Ghats of India.
Phytochemistry - 1 Oct 2014
Jayakumar K S, Sajan J S, Aswati Nair R, Padmesh Pillai P, Deepu S, Padmaja R, Agarwal A, Pandurangan A G
Abstract excerpt
Lagerstroemia speciosa commonly known as 'Banaba' is native of south-east Asia which exhibits both horticultural and therapeutic value. The anti-diabetic and anti-obese property of the tree is attributed to corosolic acid (CRA)-a pentacyclic triterpene seen predominantly in the mature leaves. Although there are studies on either chemical or genetic variation in L. speciosa from different regions, none have dealt...
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