Isolation and Identification of Pheophytin, a Photosensitizer from Nostoc commune that Induces Apoptosis in Leukemia and Cancer Cells
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Park, Jae-Eun
(Department of Life Science & Environmental Biochemistry, Pusan National University)
Lee, Jun-Young (Department of Clinical Pathology, Masan University) Lee, Min-Woo (Department of Life Science & Environmental Biochemistry, Pusan National University) Jang, Eun-Jin (Department of Life Science & Environmental Biochemistry, Pusan National University) Hong, Chang-Oh (Department of Life Science & Environmental Biochemistry, Pusan National University) Kim, Keun Ki (Department of Life Science & Environmental Biochemistry, Pusan National University) |
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