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Original Article

Tyrosine Residues in Unirradiated and γ-irradiated Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase: Fluorimetric and Second-derivative Absorption Spectrophotometric Studies

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Pages 557-564 | Received 01 Sep 1992, Accepted 25 Nov 1992, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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