African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Cytotoxicity of alkaloid fraction from Sphaeranthus amaranthoides in A549 cell line

Y. Swarna Latha*
  • Y. Swarna Latha*
  • Department of Biotechnology, Sathyabama University, Chennai-119, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
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Kommineni Nagalakshmi
  • Kommineni Nagalakshmi
  • Department of Biotechnology, Sathyabama University, Chennai-119, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
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  •  Received: 09 July 2014
  •  Accepted: 05 September 2014
  •  Published: 17 September 2014

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