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Original Articles

Biotransformation of 1‐nitropyrene to 1‐aminopyrene and N‐formyl‐1‐aminopyrene by the human intestinal microbiota

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Pages 339-346 | Received 09 Dec 1985, Accepted 16 Jan 1986, Published online: 20 Oct 2009

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