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Latex Biochemistry of Certain Euphorbiaceous Taxa: Medicinal Importance

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Euphorbiaceae is one of the largest and most diverse families of the angiosperms and classified it in 5 subfamilies, 52 tribes comprising 50 subtribes and 293 genera with about 7,000 species (Webster, 1975). The members of the family are economically very important and produce a variety of chemicals such as rubber, oils, waxes, hydrocarbons, resins, sterols, triterpenes, balsams and other biochemicals (Shukla and Krishnamurti, 1971; Seshagirirao, 1991).

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Seshagirirao, K., Prasad, M.N.V. (2001). Latex Biochemistry of Certain Euphorbiaceous Taxa: Medicinal Importance. In: Saxena, P.K. (eds) Development of Plant-Based Medicines: Conservation, Efficacy and Safety. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9779-1_12

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