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Pedro Navarro-Santos1 \*, Rafael Herrera-Bucio2 , Judit Aviña-Verduzco2 and Jose Luis Rivera<sup>3</sup>

1 CONACYT-Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Edif. B-1, Francisco J. Múgica, s/n, Morelia 58030, Michoacán, Mexico

2 Instituto de Investigaciones Quimico-Biologicas, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Edif. B-1, Francisco J. Múgica, s/n, Morelia 58030, Michoacán, Mexico

3 Facultad de Ciencias Fisico-Matematicas, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Francisco J. Múgica, s/n, Morelia 58030, Michoacán, Mexico

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