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Original Articles

Synthesis of Brassinosteroids of Varying Acyl Side Chains and Evaluation of Their Brassinolide-like Activity

Shinya UESUSUKIDivision of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
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Bunta WATANABEDivision of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
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Shuji YAMAMOTODivision of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
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Junko OTSUKIDivision of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
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Yoshiaki NAKAGAWADivision of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
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Hisashi MIYAGAWADivision of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
Pages 1097-1105 | Received 08 Dec 2003, Accepted 17 Feb 2004, Published online: 22 May 2014

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