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Production of a highly potent epoxide through the microbial metabolism of 3β-acetoxyurs-11-en-13β,28-olide by Aspergillus niger culture

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Pages 1942-1946 | Received 28 May 2015, Accepted 28 Nov 2015, Published online: 06 Jan 2016

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