Sarawak Biodiversity Centre - NRE
Sarawak Biodiversity Centre - NRE
Sarawak Biodiversity Centre - NRE
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Silvestrol-an interesting anticancer compound from Borneo<br />
• In 2004, Dr. Douglas Kinghorn (Ohio State<br />
University) together with collaborators<br />
described silvestrol, a compound isolated<br />
from a plant collected in Central<br />
Kalimantan.<br />
Aglaia sp.<br />
Aglaia silvestris (corr. A. foveolata)<br />
Local name: Langsat Kelawit.<br />
• Forest Department <strong>Sarawak</strong><br />
collaborated with Australian company<br />
and compound CBL316 was patented<br />
from Aglaia leptantha.
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