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1 Department of Health Sciences, Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

2 Unit for Drug Discovery Research, Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

\*Address all correspondence to: smashele@cut.ac.za

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