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Jew, Ss., Lim, D., Seo, S.K. et al. Regioselective ring opening of steroidal epoxide with hydrides: Formation of C(2)- and C(3)-Deoxyasiatic acid derivatives. Arch. Pharm. Res. 21, 793–795 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02976781
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