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. 1993 Nov 1;295(Pt 3):898–899. doi: 10.1042/bj2950898

Some classical errors in the kinetic analysis of enzyme reactions.

K Brocklehurst, C M Topham
PMCID: PMC1134646  PMID: 8240306

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