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Fatty acids composition of Tunisian Ziziphus lotus L. (Desf.) fruits and variation in biological activities between leaf and fruit extracts

Hanene GhazghaziLaboratoire des Ressources Sylvo-Pastorales de Tabarka, Institut Sylvo-Pastoral de Tabarka, Université de Jendouba, Jendouba, BP 345, 8110 Tabarka, TunisiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Chedia AouadhiLaboratoire d'Epidémiologie et Microbiologie Vétérinaire, Groupes de Bactériologie et Développement Biotechnologique, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Université El Manar, El Manar, BP 74, 13 Place Pasteur, Belvédère, 1002 Tunis, Tunisia
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Leila RiahiLaboratoire de Physiologie Moléculaire des Plantes, Centre de Biotechnologie Borj Cedria, B.P. 901, Hammam-lif2050, Tunisia
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Abderrazak MaaroufiLaboratoire d'Epidémiologie et Microbiologie Vétérinaire, Groupes de Bactériologie et Développement Biotechnologique, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Université El Manar, El Manar, BP 74, 13 Place Pasteur, Belvédère, 1002 Tunis, Tunisia
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Brahim HasnaouiLaboratoire des Ressources Sylvo-Pastorales de Tabarka, Institut Sylvo-Pastoral de Tabarka, Université de Jendouba, Jendouba, BP 345, 8110 Tabarka, Tunisia
Pages 1106-1110 | Received 29 Jan 2014, Accepted 04 Apr 2014, Published online: 08 May 2014

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