Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Full Length Research Paper

Phenolics of Achillea fragrantissima growing in Egypt and its cytotoxic activity

Riham Omar Bakr*
  • Riham Omar Bakr*
  • Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, October University for Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA), Giza, Egypt.
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Reem Khedr Arafa
  • Reem Khedr Arafa
  • Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. 3Pharmacology Department, National Research Center, Dokki, Egypt.
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Ahmed Mohamed Al-Abd
  • Ahmed Mohamed Al-Abd
  • Pharmacology Department, National Research Center, Dokki, Egypt.
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Hisham Mohamed Elshishtawy
  • Hisham Mohamed Elshishtawy
  • Microbial Molecular Biology Department, Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute, Giza, Egypt.
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  •  Received: 02 April 2014
  •  Accepted: 23 May 2014
  •  Published: 03 June 2014

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