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Gene Cloning and Biochemical Analysis of Thermostable Chitosanase (TCH-2) from Bacillus coagulans CK108

Ho-Geun YOONDepartment of Food and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Biotechnology, Korea University Seoul 136-701, Korea
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Kyung-Han LEEDepartment of Food and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Biotechnology, Korea University Seoul 136-701, Korea
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Hee-Yun KIMDepartment of Food and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Biotechnology, Korea University Seoul 136-701, Korea;Department of Food Additives, Korea Food and Drug Administration Seoul 122-020, Korea
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Hye-Kyung KIMDepartment of Food and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Biotechnology, Korea University Seoul 136-701, Korea;Department of Food and Biotechnology, Hanseo University Chungnam 352-820, Korea
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Dong-Hoon SHINDepartment of Food and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Biotechnology, Korea University Seoul 136-701, Korea
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Bum-Shik HONGDepartment of Food and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Biotechnology, Korea University Seoul 136-701, Korea
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Hong-Yon CHODepartment of Food and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Biotechnology, Korea University Seoul 136-701, Korea
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Pages 986-995 | Received 22 Oct 2001, Accepted 18 Jan 2002, Published online: 22 May 2014

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