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Review Article

Insights into the UDP-sugar selectivities of human UDP-glycosyltransferases (UGT): a molecular modeling perspective

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Pages 335-345 | Received 14 Jun 2015, Accepted 08 Jul 2015, Published online: 03 Aug 2015

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