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Short Communication

Antibacterial activity of a novel fatty acid (14E, 18E, 22E, 26E)-methyl nonacosa-14, 18, 22, 26 tetraenoate isolated from Amaranthus spinosus

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Pages 2364-2367 | Received 17 Jul 2015, Accepted 14 Feb 2016, Published online: 04 Apr 2016

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