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Authors and Affiliations

1. College of Pharmacy, Duksung Women’s University, Seoul, 132-714, Republic of Korea

   Seulki Lee, Hwan Hee Lee & Hyosun Cho

2. Innovative Drug Center, Duksung Women’s University, Seoul, 132-714, Republic of Korea

   Seulki Lee, Hwan Hee Lee & Hyosun Cho

3. Department of Medicinal Crop Research, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration, Eumseong, 369-873, Republic of Korea

   Yu Su Shin

4. College of Pharmacy, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Institute for Microorganisms, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 702-701, Republic of Korea

   Hyojeung Kang

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Correspondence to Yu Su Shin, Hyojeung Kang or Hyosun Cho.

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The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.