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Teruhiko Nitoda1, Hirokazu Usuki, Hiroshi Kanzaki

  • 1Laboratory of Bioresources Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama University, Tsushima-naka 1-1-1, Okayama 700-8530, Japan. nitoda@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp

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