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Platinum(II) complexes with steroidal esters of L-methionine and L-histidine: synthesis, characterization and

Miroslav Kvasnica1, Milos Budesinsky, Jana Swaczynova

  • 1Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry ASCR, Flemingovo n. 2, 16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic.

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|February 26, 2008
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