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Enzymatic Synthesis of Two Ginsenoside Re-β-xylosides

Sung-Ryong KOKorea Ginseng and Tobacco Research Institute
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Yukio SUZUKIResearch Institute for Bioresources, Okayama University
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Young-Hoi KIMKorea Ginseng and Tobacco Research Institute
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Kang-Ju CHOIKorea Ginseng and Tobacco Research Institute
Pages 1223-1226 | Received 25 Oct 2000, Accepted 04 Jan 2001, Published online: 22 May 2014

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