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Purification and Characterization of Chitinase Isozymes from a Red Algae, Chondrus verrucosus

Kazuya SHIROTADepartment of Marine Science and Resources, College of Biosource Sciences, Nihon University
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Takuya SATODepartment of Marine Science and Resources, College of Biosource Sciences, Nihon University
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Junichi SEKIGUCHIDepartment of Marine Science and Resources, College of Biosource Sciences, Nihon University
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Kouji MIYAUCHIDepartment of Marine Science and Resources, College of Biosource Sciences, Nihon University
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Atsushi MOCHIZUKIDepartment of Marine Science and Resources, College of Biosource Sciences, Nihon University
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Masahiro MATSUMIYADepartment of Marine Science and Resources, College of Biosource Sciences, Nihon University
Pages 3091-3099 | Received 06 Mar 2008, Accepted 20 Aug 2008, Published online: 22 May 2014

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