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Showing papers on "Nigella damascena published in 1960"


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01 Oct 1960-Nature
TL;DR: DAMASCENINE is present in the seeds of Nigella damascena L. to the extent of about 0.1–0.3 per cent (dry weight).
Abstract: DAMASCENINE is present in the seeds of Nigella damascena L. to the extent of about 0.1–0.3 per cent (dry weight). The majority of the alkaloid is present in the testas. The seeds of other Nigella species hitherto investigated possess only traces of the base.

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