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Jia Liu1, Teng Zhao1, Jing-Rong Li2

  • 1State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union College, Beijing 100193, China; Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.

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Amide alkaloidsAnti-inflammatoryPiper Longum L.Piperaceae

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