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Degradation of alectorialic acid in the lichen genus Usnea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2017

Z. Zakeri
Affiliation:
Senckenberg Museum of Natural History, Am Museum 1, 02826 Görlitz, Germany. Email: zakieh.zakeri@senckenberg.de
J. A. Elix
Affiliation:
Research School of Chemistry, Building 137, Australian National University, Canberra, A.C.T. 2601, Australia
V. Otte
Affiliation:
Senckenberg Museum of Natural History, Am Museum 1, 02826 Görlitz, Germany. Email: zakieh.zakeri@senckenberg.de

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