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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Biotransformation of Progesterone by Acremonium chrysogenum and Absidia griseolla var. igachii

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Pages 254-258 | Received 22 Aug 2009, Accepted 09 Jun 2010, Published online: 01 Jul 2010

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