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Péricles B. Alves, Pedro S. Freire Filho and Valéria R.S. Moraes*

METABIO- Departamento de Química - Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Av. Marechal Rondon, s/n, Bairro Jardim Rosa

Elze, 49100-000- São Cristovão-SE, Brazil

Arie F. Blank, José L.S. de Carvalho Filho and Maria de F. Arrigoni-Blank

Departamento de Engenharia Agronômica - Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Av. Marechal Rondon, s/n, Bairro Jardim

Rosa Elze, 49100-000, São Cristovão- SE, Brazil

Glaucius Oliva and Otávio H. Thiemann

Institute de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Trabalhador Sãocarlense, 400, Caixa Postal 369, 13560

970, São Carlos-SP, Brazil

* Address for correspondence