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Original Articles

New Deblocking Aminopeptidases from Pyrococcus horikoshii

Kazushige MORINational Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST Kansai)
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Kazuhiko ISHIKAWANational Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST Kansai)
Pages 1854-1860 | Received 07 Apr 2005, Accepted 20 Jul 2005, Published online: 22 May 2014

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