A Potent Antioxidant Sesquiterpene, Abelsaginol, from Abelmoschus sagittifolius: Experimental and Theoretical Insights
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SUBMITTER: Ngoc T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9280938 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul
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