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Saponins in the genus Panax L. (Araliaceae): A systematic review of their chemical diversity

  • 1. Shanghai Research Center for Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine, National Engineering Laboratory for TCM Standardization Technology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 501 Haike Road, Shanghai 201203, China

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Yang, Wen-zhi, Hu, Ying, Wu, Wan-ying, Ye, Min, Guo, De-an (2014): Saponins in the genus Panax L. (Araliaceae): A systematic review of their chemical diversity. Phytochemistry 106: 7-24, DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2014.07.012, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2014.07.012

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