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As a consequence of the renewed interest in the search for new substances of natural origin as potential candidates in drug development, since 1980 our research group has been investigating higher plants employed in Italian, Chinese, African and South American traditional medicine.
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Aquino, R., De Simone, F., De Tommasi, N., Piacente, S., Pizza, C. (1996). New Biologically Active Steroidal and Triterpenoid Glycosides from Medicinal Plants. In: Waller, G.R., Yamasaki, K. (eds) Saponins Used in Traditional and Modern Medicine. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 404. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1367-8_32
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