Toxicity to sea urchin egg development of the quinone fraction obtained from Auxemma oncocalyx

Toxicity to sea urchin egg development of the quinone fraction obtained from Auxemma oncocalyx

Auxemma oncocalyx Taub. belongs to the Boraginaceae family and is native to the Brazilian northeast where it is known as "pau-branco". We investigated the ability of the water soluble fraction isolated from the heartwood of A. oncocalyx to inhibit sea urchin egg development. This fraction...

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Main Authors: Costa-Lotufo L.V., Ferreira M.A.D., Lemos T.L.G., Pessoa O.D.L., Viana G.S.B., Cunha G.M.A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2002-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Auxemma oncocalyx
Quinones
Sea urchin eggs
Oncocalyxone A
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