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A pulse radiolysis study of carnosine in aqueous solution

M. Tamba A. Torreggiani Istituto F.R.A.E. and Istituto Nazionale-MTCI (C.N.R.), via P. Gobetti, 101, 40129-Bologna, Italy.; Centro di Spettroscopia Raman, Dipartimento di Biochimica, Universita di Bologna, via Belmeloro 8/2, 40126-Bologna, Italy.
Pages 333-340 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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