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Original Articles

Identification of a Methioninase Inhibitor, Myrsinoic Acid B, from Myrsine seguinii Lév., and Its Inhibitory Activities

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Pages 2411-2414 | Received 21 Jan 2008, Accepted 13 Jun 2008, Published online: 22 May 2014

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