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Received: 29 May 2025 | Revised: 20 Jun 2025 | Accepted: 20 Jun 2025 | Published: 06 Aug 2025

Abstract

Keywords

auraptene | HPLC | GC-MS | UV-Vis spectroscopy | extraction methods | method validation

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