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. 1995 Jan 15;305(Pt 2):685–686. doi: 10.1042/bj3050685

Characteristic differences in the primary structure allow discrimination of cyclodextrin glucanotransferases from alpha-amylases.

S Janecek, E A MacGregor, B Svensson
PMCID: PMC1136416  PMID: 7832788

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