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Biosynthesis of cannflavins A and B from Cannabis sativa L

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Rea, Kevin A, Casaretto, José A., Al-Abdul-Wahid, M. Sameer, Sukumaran, Arjun, Geddes-McAlister, Jennifer, Rothstein, Steven J., Akhtar, Tariq A. (2019): Biosynthesis of cannflavins A and B from Cannabis sativa L. Phytochemistry 164: 162-171, DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2019.05.009, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24741938.v1

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