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Response of enzymes involved in the processes of antioxidation towards benthiocarb and methylparathion in cyanobacteriaNostoc muscorum

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, University College of Science, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, 700 019, Calcutta, India

    Anil Kumar Bhunia, Dilip Roy, Nikhil Kumar Basu, Aparna Chakrabarti & Sudip Kumar Banerjee

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Bhunia, A.K., Roy, D., Basu, N.K. et al. Response of enzymes involved in the processes of antioxidation towards benthiocarb and methylparathion in cyanobacteriaNostoc muscorum . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 47, 266–271 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01688650

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