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Research Article

A kinetic, modeling and mechanistic re-analysis of thymidine phosphorylase and some related enzymes

REVIEW ARTICLE

Philip N. Edwards School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
Pages 483-518 | Received 08 Aug 2005, Accepted 24 Feb 2006, Published online: 20 Oct 2008

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