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Antioxidant and antifungal activities of Smilax campestris Griseb. (Smilacaceae)

Marcela Isis MoraisCampus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Universidade Federal de São João Del-Rei, Rua Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho 400, Chanadour, Divinópolis, MG35501-296, Brazil
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Maria Eduarda Amaral PintoCampus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Universidade Federal de São João Del-Rei, Rua Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho 400, Chanadour, Divinópolis, MG35501-296, Brazil
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Sthéfane Guimarães AraújoCampus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Universidade Federal de São João Del-Rei, Rua Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho 400, Chanadour, Divinópolis, MG35501-296, Brazil
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Ana Hortência Fonsêca CastroCampus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Universidade Federal de São João Del-Rei, Rua Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho 400, Chanadour, Divinópolis, MG35501-296, Brazil
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Joaquim Mauricio Duarte-AlmeidaCampus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Universidade Federal de São João Del-Rei, Rua Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho 400, Chanadour, Divinópolis, MG35501-296, Brazil
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Luiz Henrique RosaDepartamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG31270-901, Brazil
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Carlos Augusto RosaDepartamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG31270-901, Brazil
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Susana JohannDepartamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG31270-901, Brazil
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Luciana Alves Rodrigues dos Santos LimaCampus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Universidade Federal de São João Del-Rei, Rua Sebastião Gonçalves Coelho 400, Chanadour, Divinópolis, MG35501-296, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1275-1279 | Received 27 Dec 2013, Accepted 07 Feb 2014, Published online: 07 Apr 2014

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