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Original Articles

Chemistry and Biochemistry of Terpenoids from Curcuma and Related Species

Aqeela Afzal Neurosurgery Department, Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Ghalib Oriqat School of Pharmacy, Al-Ahlia University, Amman, Jordan
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M. Akram Khan Biomedical Research Center, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
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Jacquilion Jose Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, Kuwait
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Mohammad Afzal Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Pages 1-55 | Received 15 Nov 2012, Accepted 12 Dec 2012, Published online: 07 Jun 2013

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