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Project

Isolation, structure elucidation and chemical synthesis of compounds with hypoglycemic activity from Gynura divaricata and G. bicolor

Outputs and Outcomes

Code

01SF0209

Duration

01 February 2010 → 30 November 2012

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Norbert De Kimpe

Fellow

Jian Chen

Research disciplines

Natural sciences
- Organic chemistry

Keywords

medicinal plants diabetes organic synthesis

Project description

Gynura divaricata and G. bicolor are two plants that are used in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of diabetes. In this project their hypoglycemic activity is investigated in pharmacological studies. Afterwards, attempts will be undertaken to isolate the active compounds and their derivatives.

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