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Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry Volume 66, 2002 - Issue 5
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Molecular Cloning and Overexpression of fleA Gene Encoding a Fucose-specific Lectin of Aspergillus oryzae

Hiroki ISHIDAResearch Institute, Gekkeikan Sake Co. Ltd. 300 Katahara-chou, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8361, Japan
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Toshiyasu MORITANIResearch Institute, Gekkeikan Sake Co. Ltd. 300 Katahara-chou, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8361, Japan
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Yoji HATAResearch Institute, Gekkeikan Sake Co. Ltd. 300 Katahara-chou, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8361, Japan
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Akitsugu KAWATOResearch Institute, Gekkeikan Sake Co. Ltd. 300 Katahara-chou, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8361, Japan
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Koji SUGINAMIResearch Institute, Gekkeikan Sake Co. Ltd. 300 Katahara-chou, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8361, Japan
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Yasuhisa ABEResearch Institute, Gekkeikan Sake Co. Ltd. 300 Katahara-chou, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8361, Japan
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Satoshi IMAYASUResearch Institute, Gekkeikan Sake Co. Ltd. 300 Katahara-chou, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8361, Japan
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Pages 1002-1008 | Received 05 Nov 2001, Accepted 26 Dec 2001, Published online: 22 May 2014

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