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Purification and Characterization of an Esterase Involved in Poly(vinyl alcohol) Degradation by Pseudomonas vesicularis PD

Kiyofumi SAKAIDepartment of Biochemistry, Osaka Municipal Technical Research Institute
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Masayuki FUKUBADepartment of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Kinki University
,
Yutaka HASUIDepartment of Biochemistry, Osaka Municipal Technical Research Institute
,
Kunihiko MORIYOSHIDepartment of Biochemistry, Osaka Municipal Technical Research Institute
,
Takashi OHMOTODepartment of Biochemistry, Osaka Municipal Technical Research Institute
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Tokio FUJITADepartment of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Kinki University
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Tatsuhiko OHEDepartment of Biochemistry, Osaka Municipal Technical Research Institute
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Pages 2000-2007 | Received 19 May 1998, Published online: 22 May 2014

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