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Purification and Characterization of a Novel Fungal α-Glucosidase from Mortierella alliacea with High Starch-hydrolytic Activity

Yoshio TANAKADepartment of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan
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Tsunehiro AKIDepartment of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan
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Yûki HIDAKADepartment of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan ;Present address: Ikeda Tohka Industries Co., Ltd. 95-7 Minooki, Fukuyama, Hiroshima 721-8558, Japan
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Yûji FURUYADepartment of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan ;Present address: Ikeda Tohka Industries Co., Ltd. 95-7 Minooki, Fukuyama, Hiroshima 721-8558, Japan
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Seiji KAWAMOTODepartment of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan
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Seiko SHIGETADepartment of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan
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Kazuhisa ONODepartment of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan
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Osamu SUZUKIDepartment of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan ;Present address: Ikeura Patent Office Shibuya, Tokyo 151-0053, Japan
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Pages 2415-2423 | Received 27 May 2002, Accepted 18 Jul 2002, Published online: 22 May 2014

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