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Original Articles

The Role of Cysteine 116 in the Active Site of the Antitumor Enzyme L-Methionine γ-Lyase from Pseudomonas putida

Daizou KUDOUGraduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
,
Shintaro MISAKIShionogi and Co., Ltd.
,
Masao YAMASHITAGraduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
,
Takashi TAMURAGraduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
,
Nobuyoshi ESAKIInstitute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University
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Kenji INAGAKIGraduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
Pages 1722-1730 | Received 09 Jan 2008, Accepted 31 Mar 2008, Published online: 22 May 2014

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