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γ-Glutamyl Transfer Reactions by Glutaminase from Pseudomonas nitroreducens IFO 12694 and Their Application for the Syntheses of Theanine and γ-Glutamylmethylamide

Takashi TACHIKIDepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University
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Takeshi YAMADADepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University
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Katsushige MIZUNODepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University
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Masashi UEDADepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University
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Ju-ichi SHIODEDepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University
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Hiroshi FUKAMIDepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University
Pages 1279-1283 | Received 16 Sep 1997, Published online: 22 May 2014

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