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Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry Volume 62, 1998 - Issue 7
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An N-terminal Region of LukF of Staphylococcal Leukocidin/γ-Hemolysin Crucial for the Biological Activity of the Toxin

Jun KANEKODepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University
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Ma. Anita L. MASCARENASDepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University
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Md. Nazmul HUDADepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University
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Toshio TOMITADepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University
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Yoshiyuki KAMIODepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University
Pages 1465-1467 | Received 06 Apr 1998, Published online: 22 May 2014

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  • 2) Ozawa, T., Kaneko, J., and Kamio, Y., Essential binding of LukF of staphylococcal γ-hemolysin followed by the binding of HγII for the hemolysis of human erythrocytes. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem., 59, 1181-1183 (1995).
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