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Environmentally Friendly Extraction of Bioactive Compounds from Spruce and Pine Needles to Obtain Extracts with Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity

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|Jun 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2025-0013 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8837 | Journal ISSN: 1691-5208
Language: English
Page range: 184 - 200
Published on: Jun 9, 2025
Published by: Riga Technical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 times per year

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