Background:

Tubuloside A is a phenylethanoid glycoside with antioxidative effect and hepatoprotective activity.

Tubuloside A is a phenylethanoid glycoside with antioxidative effect and hepatoprotective activity[1][2]. Tubuloside A (8.6 μM) could inhibit D-GalN-induced death of hepatocytes[2].

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