A diffusion-ordered NMR spectroscopy study of the solubilization of artemisinin by octanoyl-6-O-ascorbic acid

Anna Rita Bilia1, M Camilla Bergonzi, Francesco F Vincieri

  • 1Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Florence, via Gino Capponi 9, 50121 Firenze, Italy.

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