Secondary metabolites of Hypericum richeri Vill. collected in Central Italy: chemotaxonomy and ethnomedicinal relevance
Subject Areas : Phytochemistry: Isolation, Purification, Characterization
Alessandro Venditti
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(Dipartimento di Chimica: Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5 - 00185 Rome (Italy))
Armandodoriano Bianco
2
(Dipartimento di Chimica: Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5 - 00185 Rome (Italy))
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