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A Highly Sensitive Assay for Proteases Using Staphylococcal Protein A Fused with Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein

Hiroyoshi FUJINODepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido Ishikari-Tobetsu, Hokkaido 061-0293, Japan;Katayama Chemical Industries Co. 3-26-22 Higashi-Nanba, Amagasaki 660-0892, Japan
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Takashi AOKIDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido Ishikari-Tobetsu, Hokkaido 061-0293, Japan
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Hiroyuki WATABEDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido Ishikari-Tobetsu, Hokkaido 061-0293, Japan
Pages 1601-1604 | Received 28 Jan 2002, Accepted 26 Feb 2002, Published online: 22 May 2014

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