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. 2007 Apr;20(4):586-90.
doi: 10.1021/tx7000527. Epub 2007 Mar 16.

Botanical dietary supplements gone bad

Birgit Dietz  1 , Judy L Bolton
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Botanical dietary supplements gone bad

Birgit Dietz et al. Chem Res Toxicol. 2007 Apr.
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Figure 1
Bioactivation of methysticin, a kavalactone.
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Figure 2
Redox cycling of Aloe-emodin anthraquinone in Cascara sagrada.
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Figure 3
Bioactivation pathway of pulegone in pennyroyal oil.
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Figure 4
Two bioactivation pathways of safrole in sassafras oil.
Figure 5
Figure 5
Bioactivation pathway of aristolochic acid.
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