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Characteristics of Serine Acetyltransferase from Escherichia coli Deleting Different Lengths of Amino Acid Residues from the C-Terminus

Koshiki MINODepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University
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Kenji HIRAOKADepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University
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Koreyoshi IMAMURADepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University
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Takaharu SAKIYAMADepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University
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Naoki EISAKIResearch and Development Division, Kikkoman Corporation;Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE)
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Asahi MATSUYAMAResearch and Development Division, Kikkoman Corporation;Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE)
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Kazuhiro NAKANISHIDepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University
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Pages 1874-1880 | Received 01 Mar 2000, Accepted 16 May 2000, Published online: 22 May 2014

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