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Activity of 6-Pentadecylsalicylic Acid from Ozoroa insignis Against Marine Crustaceans

Weidong He Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Plant Protection Research, Janssen Research Foundation, Beerse, Belgium; Botany Department, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; TRAMEDA, Nairobi, Kenya
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Luc Van Puyvelde Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Plant Protection Research, Janssen Research Foundation, Beerse, Belgium; Botany Department, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; TRAMEDA, Nairobi, Kenya
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Jan Bosselaers Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Plant Protection Research, Janssen Research Foundation, Beerse, Belgium; Botany Department, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; TRAMEDA, Nairobi, Kenya
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Norbert De Kimpe Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Plant Protection Research, Janssen Research Foundation, Beerse, Belgium; Botany Department, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; TRAMEDA, Nairobi, Kenya
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Marc Van der Flaas Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Plant Protection Research, Janssen Research Foundation, Beerse, Belgium; Botany Department, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; TRAMEDA, Nairobi, Kenya
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Annemie Roymans Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Plant Protection Research, Janssen Research Foundation, Beerse, Belgium; Botany Department, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; TRAMEDA, Nairobi, Kenya
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Simon G. Mathenge Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Plant Protection Research, Janssen Research Foundation, Beerse, Belgium; Botany Department, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; TRAMEDA, Nairobi, Kenya
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Francis P. Mudida Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Plant Protection Research, Janssen Research Foundation, Beerse, Belgium; Botany Department, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; TRAMEDA, Nairobi, Kenya
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Patrick B. Chalo Mutiso Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Plant Protection Research, Janssen Research Foundation, Beerse, Belgium; Botany Department, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; TRAMEDA, Nairobi, Kenya
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