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Biotransformation of pentacyclic terpene isolated from Alstonia scholaris (R.BR.)

Muhammad Saleem QaziDepartment of Biotechnology, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan;Pharmaceutical Research Center, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Karachi, PakistanCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Nighat SultanaPharmaceutical Research Center, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Karachi, Pakistan
&
Mustafa KamalDepartment of Biotechnology, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
Pages 148-152 | Received 04 Feb 2012, Accepted 27 Apr 2013, Published online: 07 Jun 2013

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