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Retraction: Citrus fruits as source of novel bioactive peptides: in-vitro and in-silico analysis of atheroprotective potentials
Rahagir
Salekeen
a,
Fouzia
Akhter
b,
Md. Emdadul
Islam
a,
S. M. Mahbubur
Rahman
a,
Md Morsaline
Billah
a and
Kazi Mohammed Didarul
Islam
*a
aBiotechnology and Genetic Engineering Discipline, Life Science School, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh. E-mail: didar@bge.ku.ac.bd
bKhulna Medical College Hospital, Khulna-9000, Bangladesh
First published on 17th October 2022
Abstract
Retraction of ‘Citrus fruits as source of novel bioactive peptides: in-vitro and in-silico analysis of atheroprotective potentials’ by Rahagir Salekeen et al., Food Funct., 2022, Accepted Manuscript, https://doi.org/10.1039/D2FO01129H.
The Royal Society of Chemistry hereby wholly retracts this Food & Function article.
Following an investigation, we have established that the acceptance of this article was based on manipulation of the peer review process.
We have obtained evidence to suggest that the first author was involved in writing (at least) one of the reviewer reports and have, therefore, concluded that the peer review process for this paper was compromised. Post-publication peer review indicates that this work contains many flaws and that the article would not have been published in Food & Function without the recommendation of this reviewer report.
The authors were informed about the retraction of the article. Kazi Mohammed Didarul Islam has not agreed with the decision, the other authors have not responded.
The Royal Society of Chemistry apologises for the fact that this was not identified during the peer review process.
Signed: Philippa Ross, Executive Editor, Food & Function
Date: 4th October 2022
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