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Novel Substrate Specificity of Designer 3-Isopropylmalate Dehydrogenase Derived from Thermus thermophilus HB8

Masaaki FUJITADepartment of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology
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Hideyuki TAMEGAIDepartment of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology
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Tadashi EGUCHIDepartment of Chemistry and Material Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology
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Katsumi KAKINUMADepartment of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Pages 2695-2700 | Received 22 Jun 2001, Accepted 23 Aug 2001, Published online: 22 May 2014

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