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KAINIC ACID [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Medicinal Plants
  • Biochemistry
OBS

The active principle [of the Digenea simplex] was found not long ago to be kainic acid, a potent substance that now has become a standard treatment for intestinal parasites in the Far East.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Culture des plantes médicinales
  • Biochimie
OBS

Il n'y a pas très longtemps, on a découvert que le principe actif (du Digenea simplex) était l'acide kaïnique. Cette substance puissante est devenue le traitement habituel des parasitoses intestinales en Extrême-Orient.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Cultivo de plantas medicinales
  • Bioquímica
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