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Production and Secretion of a Recombinant Vibrio parahaemolyticus Chitinase by Escherichia coli and Its Purification from the Culture Medium

Kazunari KADOKURADepartment of Biological Chemistry, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University
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Yusuke SAKAMOTODepartment of Biological Chemistry, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University
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Kaori SAITODepartment of Biological Chemistry, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University
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Takanori IKEGAMIDepartment of Biological Chemistry, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University
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Takako HIRANODepartment of Biological Chemistry, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University
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Wataru HAKAMATADepartment of Biological Chemistry, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University
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Tadatake OKUDepartment of Biological Chemistry, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University
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Toshiyuki NISHIODepartment of Biological Chemistry, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University
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Pages 2848-2851 | Received 19 Jun 2007, Accepted 23 Jul 2007, Published online: 22 May 2014

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