Nepalese Streptomyces Diketopiperazines
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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): Bruker Daltonics instrument model
ORGANISM(S): Streptomyces (ncbitaxon:1883)
SUBMITTER: 
Niranjan Parajuli
PROVIDER: MSV000090444 | MassIVE | Sat Oct 01 21:23:00 BST 2022
REPOSITORIES: MassIVE
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