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Paula González-Andrés1, Laura Fernández-Peña1, Carlos Díez-Poza2

  • 1Department of Organic Chemistry, Campus Miguel Delibes, University of Valladolid, 47011 Valladolid, Spain.

Marine Drugs
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biological activityfatty acidsmarine natural productsoxygen heterocyclesterpenestetrahydrofurantotal synthesis

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