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Luciene M. Coelho1 , Helen C. Rezende2 , Luciana M. Coelho1 , Priscila A.R. de Sousa1 , Danielle F.O. Melo3 and Nívia M.M. Coelho3\*


3 Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil

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