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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Synthesis of the immunosuppressive agent 2-morpholinoethyl mycophenolate by a lipase-catalyzed transesterification

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Pages 209-213 | Received 12 Sep 2005, Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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