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Original Articles

Syntheses of 4-Methylumbelliferyl-β-D-Xylobioside and 5-Bromo-3-Indolyl-β-D-Xylobioside for Sensitive Detection of Xylanase Activity on Agar Plates

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Pages 741-745 | Received 14 Oct 1999, Accepted 24 Nov 1999, Published online: 22 May 2014

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