For the morphological analyses by SEM, the samples were dehydrated in a graded ethylic series (35-100%) and then dried to critical point with liquid CO 2 (Leica EM CPD 300, Balzers, Germany). The ...

The order of solvents used was n-hexane, followed by ethylic acetate and lastly methanol. The extracts thus obtained were filtered and solvents evaporated at 40 ºC under reduced pressure. These were ...

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