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Characterization of γ-Glutamyl Hydrolase Produced by Bacillus sp. Isolated from Thai Thua-nao

Orawan CHUNHACHARTDepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University
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Takenori ITOHDepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University
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Morakot SUKCHOTIRATANADepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University
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Hiroyuki TANIMOTOProcessed Food Development and Technology Center, Food Products Company, Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
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Yasutaka TAHARADepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University
Pages 2779-2782 | Received 18 May 2006, Accepted 29 Jun 2006, Published online: 22 May 2014

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