Novel compound for use as medicament for treatment of hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis

The present invention provides a novel compound apigenin 5-O-a-arabinofuranosyl-8-C-b-glucopyranoside (AAG). AAG is usable for treatment or prevention of hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis. AAG can be isolated from an edible medicinal plant, Basella alba L. and was shown to be non toxic in cyt...

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Main Authors: Abd. Shukor, Mohd. Yunus, Gunasekaran, Baskaran, Salvamani, Shamala, Azlan, Azrina, Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki, Ahmad, Siti Aqlima
Format: Patent
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/33996/