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J Herbmed Pharmacol. 2021;10(4): 443-458. doi: 10.34172/jhp.2021.52

Original Article

Two new flavonoids and anticancer activity of Hymenosporum flavum: in vitro and molecular docking studies

Rehab Fikry Taher 1 * ORCID, Ahmed A. Al-Karmalawy 2 ORCID, Ahmed I. Abd El Maksoud 3 ORCID, Hany Khalil 4 ORCID, Amr Hassan 5 ORCID, Ezzel-Din A. El-Khrisy 1 ORCID, Walaa El-Kashak 1 ORCID

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