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Over twelve alkaloids were delected in the roots ofPanax ginseng C.A. Meyer. Among them three alkaloids were isolated and were identified as N9-formylharman, ethyl β-carboline-1-carboxylate and perlolyrine on the basis of spectroscopic studies.
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Han, B.H., Park, M.H., Han, Y.N. et al. Alkaloidal components ofPanax ginseng . Arch. Pharm. Res. 9, 21–23 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02857702
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