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Research Articles

Facile synthesis of D-xylulose-5-phosphate and L-xylulose-5-phosphate by xylulokinase-catalyzed phosphorylation

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Pages 35-45 | Received 28 Feb 2019, Accepted 03 Jun 2019, Published online: 22 Jun 2019

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