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. 1988 Nov 1;255(3):937–941. doi: 10.1042/bj2550937

Purification and characterization of pentagalloylglucose, and alpha-glucosidase inhibitor/antibiotic from the freshwater green alga Spirogyra varians.

R J Cannell 1, P Farmer 1, J M Walker 1
PMCID: PMC1135331  PMID: 3145739

Abstract

An alpha-glucosidase inhibitor/antibiotic was purified from the freshwater green alga Spirogyra varians and was determined to be the pentagalloylglucose 3-O-digalloyl-1,2,6-trigalloylglucose.

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