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A Novel Glucanotransferase from a Bacillus circulans Strain That Produces a Cyclomaltopentaose Cyclized by an α-1,6-Linkage

Hikaru WATANABEGlycoscience Institute, Research Center, Hayashibara Biochemical Laboratories, Inc.
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Tomoyuki NISHIMOTOGlycoscience Institute, Research Center, Hayashibara Biochemical Laboratories, Inc.
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Kazuhisa MUKAIGlycoscience Institute, Research Center, Hayashibara Biochemical Laboratories, Inc.
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Michio KUBOTAGlycoscience Institute, Research Center, Hayashibara Biochemical Laboratories, Inc.
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Hiroto CHAENGlycoscience Institute, Research Center, Hayashibara Biochemical Laboratories, Inc.
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Shigeharu FUKUDAGlycoscience Institute, Research Center, Hayashibara Biochemical Laboratories, Inc.
Pages 1954-1960 | Received 10 Mar 2006, Accepted 11 Apr 2006, Published online: 22 May 2014

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