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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 160592, 9 pages
Kaurenoic Acid from Aralia continentalis Inhibits Biofilm Formation of Streptococcus mutans
1Jeonju Biomaterials Institute, Jeonju 561-360, Republic of Korea
2Wonkwang Bone Regeneration Research Institute, Wonkwang University, Iksan 570-749, Republic of Korea
3Department of Pedodontics, School of Dentistry, Wonkwang University, Iksan 570-749, Republic of Korea
4Department of Oral Biochemistry, School of Dentistry, Wonkwang University, Iksan 570-749, Republic of Korea
5Wonkwang Research Institute for Food Industry, Iksan 570-749, Republic of Korea
Received 10 December 2012; Accepted 28 February 2013
Academic Editor: F. R. F. Nascimento
Copyright © 2013 Seung-Il Jeong et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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