Miswak (Salvadora Persica Roots): discovery of a new biomaterial for removing heavy metals from water in Saudi Arabia
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Purification and characterization of α-Amylase from Miswak Salvadora persica
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عنوان ژورنال: Materiali in tehnologije
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1580-2949,1580-3414
DOI: 10.17222/mit.2015.183