Expression of Concern: Segneanu et al. Helleborus purpurascens—Amino Acid and Peptide Analysis Linked to the Chemical and Antiproliferative Properties of the Extracted Compounds. Molecules 2015, 20, 22170–22187

McPhee, Derek J.; Ferreira, Isabel C. F. R.

doi:10.3390/molecules21060725

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Expression of Concern: Segneanu et al. Helleborus purpurascens—Amino Acid and Peptide Analysis Linked to the Chemical and Antiproliferative Properties of the Extracted Compounds. Molecules 2015, 20, 22170–22187

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Derek J. McPhee

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Molecules 2016, 21(6), 725; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules21060725

Submission received: 30 May 2016 / Accepted: 1 June 2016 / Published: 2 June 2016

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Segneanu, A.-E.; Grozescu, I.; Cziple, F.; Berki, D.; Damian, D.; Niculite, C.M.; Florea, A.; Leabu, M. Helleborus purpurascens—Amino Acid and Peptide Analysis Linked to the Chemical and Antiproliferative Properties of the Extracted Compounds. Molecules 2015, 20, 22170–22187. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]

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McPhee, D.J.; Ferreira, I.C.F.R. Expression of Concern: Segneanu et al. Helleborus purpurascens—Amino Acid and Peptide Analysis Linked to the Chemical and Antiproliferative Properties of the Extracted Compounds. Molecules 2015, 20, 22170–22187. Molecules 2016, 21, 725. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules21060725

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McPhee DJ, Ferreira ICFR. Expression of Concern: Segneanu et al. Helleborus purpurascens—Amino Acid and Peptide Analysis Linked to the Chemical and Antiproliferative Properties of the Extracted Compounds. Molecules 2015, 20, 22170–22187. Molecules. 2016; 21(6):725. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules21060725

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McPhee, Derek J., and Isabel C. F. R. Ferreira. 2016. "Expression of Concern: Segneanu et al. Helleborus purpurascens—Amino Acid and Peptide Analysis Linked to the Chemical and Antiproliferative Properties of the Extracted Compounds. Molecules 2015, 20, 22170–22187" Molecules 21, no. 6: 725. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules21060725

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