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Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry Volume 62, 1998 - Issue 9
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Hyperexpression of the Gene for a Bacillus α-Amylase in Bacillus subtilis Cells: Enzymatic Properties and Crystallization of the Recombinant Enzyme

Kaori IKAWATochigi Research Laboratories of Kao Corporation
,
Hiroyuki ARAKITochigi Research Laboratories of Kao Corporation
,
Yukiharu TSUJINOTochigi Research Laboratories of Kao Corporation
,
Yasuhiro HAYASHITochigi Research Laboratories of Kao Corporation
,
Kazuaki IGARASHITochigi Research Laboratories of Kao Corporation
,
Yuji HATADATochigi Research Laboratories of Kao Corporation
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Hiroshi HAGIHARATochigi Research Laboratories of Kao Corporation
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Tadahiro OZAWATochigi Research Laboratories of Kao Corporation
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Katsuya OZAKITochigi Research Laboratories of Kao Corporation
,
Tohru KOBAYASHITochigi Research Laboratories of Kao Corporation
&
Susumu ITOTochigi Research Laboratories of Kao Corporation
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Pages 1720-1725 | Received 27 Mar 1998, Published online: 22 May 2014

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