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A detailed study of the volatile components of Plectranthus asirensis of Saudi Arabian origin

Muneera S. M. Al-SaleemDepartment of Chemistry, Princess Nourah bint Abdel-Rahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Merajuddin KhanDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
&
Hamad Z. AlkhathlanDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 2360-2363 | Received 01 Nov 2015, Accepted 19 Feb 2016, Published online: 23 Mar 2016

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