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Natural Product Research
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Volume 35, 2021 - Issue 10
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Mosquito larvicidal potential of hydroxy-2-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one (MALTOL) isolated from the methanol root extract of Senecio laetus Edgew. and its in-silico study

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Pages 1741-1745 | Received 29 Mar 2019, Accepted 18 Jun 2019, Published online: 27 Jun 2019

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