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From: α-Mangostin extracted from the pericarp of the mangosteen (Garcinia mangostanaLinn) reduces tumor growth and lymph node metastasis in an immunocompetent xenograft model of metastatic mammary cancer carrying a p53 mutation

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Gross appearance of α-mangostin and its chemical structure. ( A) Gross appearance of mangosteen fruit. The edible endocarp of the mangosteen is snow white and botanically defined as an aril. The circle of wedge-shaped arils contains four to eight segments. ( B) The chemical structure of α-mangostin; molecular formula, C24H26O6; molecular weight, 410.

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