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. 1990 Sep 1;270(2):561–563. doi: 10.1042/bj2700561

Kinetic parameters of the acyl-enzyme mechanism and conditions for quasi-equilibrium and for optimal catalytic characteristics.

K Brocklehurst 1, C M Topham 1
PMCID: PMC1131762  PMID: 2400403

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