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Amyloid-like properties of Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell wall glucantransferase Bgl2p

prediction and experimental evidences

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Pages 91-96 | Received 04 Apr 2008, Accepted 18 Jul 2008, Published online: 01 Oct 2008

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