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Comprehensive Compositional Analysis of Plant Cell Walls (Lignocellulosic biomass) Part II: Carbohydrates
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Comprehensive Compositional Analysis of Plant Cell Walls (Lignocellulosic biomass) Part II: Carbohydrates

Published on: March 12, 2010

R Sentandreu, M V Elorza, J R Villanueva

    Journal of General Microbiology
    |September 1, 1975
    PubMed

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