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Phytosterol biosynthesis and production by diatoms (Bacillariophyceae)
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Jaramillo-Madrid, Ana Cristina, Ashworth, Justin, Fabris, Michele, Ralph, Peter J. (2019): Phytosterol biosynthesis and production by diatoms (Bacillariophyceae). Phytochemistry 163: 46-57, DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2019.03.018, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2019.03.018
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