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Cloning and Expression of a Seed-Specific Metallothionein-Like Protein from Sesame

Chia-Lin CHYANDepartment of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University
,
Tiger T. T. LEEGraduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University
,
Chiung-Pin LIUDivision of Watershed Management, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute
,
Yuan-Chang YANGDepartment of Biotechnology, National Formosa University
,
Jason T. C. TZENGraduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University
&
Wing-Ming CHOUDepartment of Biotechnology, National Formosa University
Pages 2319-2325 | Received 30 May 2005, Accepted 29 Jul 2005, Published online: 22 May 2014

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