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Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry Volume 62, 1998 - Issue 10
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Isolation and Some Properties of the Antimicrobial Peptide (Pa-AMP) from the Seeds of Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana).

Yuji MINAMIDepartment of Biochemical Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University
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Shinichiro HIGUCHIDepartment of Biochemical Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University
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Fumio YAGIDepartment of Biochemical Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University
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Kenjiro TADERADepartment of Biochemical Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University
Pages 2076-2078 | Received 02 Jul 1998, Published online: 22 May 2014

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