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This work was supported by Daegu University research funds to SGP and by the National Science Foundation (IBN0235645) to RWT.

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  2. Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, & Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50010, USA

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Park, S., Thornburg, R.W. Biochemistry of Nectar Proteins. J. Plant Biol. 52, 27–34 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12374-008-9007-5

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