Therapeutic Applications of Physalins: Powerful Natural Weapons

• Main Authors: Cássio Santana Meira (Author), José Waldson Capinan Soares (Author), Bruna Padilha Zurita Claro dos Reis (Author), Luciano Vasconcellos Pacheco (Author), Ivanilson Pimenta Santos (Author), Dahara Keyse Carvalho Silva (Author), Julia Costa de Lacerda (Author), Sérgio Ricardo Teixeira Daltro (Author), Elisalva Teixeira Guimarães (Author), Milena Botelho Pereira Soares (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Physalins, or 16,24-cyclo-13,14-seco steroids, are compounds belonging to the class of withanolides that can be found in plants of Solanaceae family, mainly in species belonging to the genus Physalis spp., which are annual herbaceous plants widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of t...