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. 1995 Mar;177(6):1419–1424. doi: 10.1128/jb.177.6.1419-1424.1995

Multidomain architecture of beta-glycosyl transferases: implications for mechanism of action.

I M Saxena 1, R M Brown Jr 1, M Fevre 1, R A Geremia 1, B Henrissat 1
PMCID: PMC176755  PMID: 7883697

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