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Afef Najjari1 \*, Hiba Mejri1 , Marwa Jabbari2,3, Haitham Sghaier2,4, Ameur Cherif4 and Hadda-Imene Ouzari1

1 Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, LR03ES03 Microorganismes et Biomolécules Actives, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia

2 Laboratory "Energy and Matter for Development of Nuclear Sciences" (LR16CNSTN02), National Center for Nuclear Sciences and Technology (CNSTN), Sidi Thabet Technopark, 2020, Tunisia

3 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Code UR13ES34 Research Unit, Faculty of Science of Bizerte, University of Carthage, 7021 Zarzouna, Tunisia

4 ISBST, BVBGR-LR11ES31, Biotechpole of Sidi Thabet, Univ. Manouba, 2020 Ariana, Tunisia

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