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Combined shake-flask, chromatographic and in silico approaches for evaluating the physicochemical and ADME properties of aloin A and aloe-emodin Cover

Combined shake-flask, chromatographic and in silico approaches for evaluating the physicochemical and ADME properties of aloin A and aloe-emodin

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|Oct 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acph-2025-0014 | Journal eISSN: 1846-9558 | Journal ISSN: 1330-0075
Language: English
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Published on: Oct 10, 2025
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