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. 1993 Oct;2(10):1765–1769. doi: 10.1002/pro.5560021020

Identification of a common protease-sensitive region in D-alanyl-D-alanine and D-alanyl-D-lactate ligases and photoaffinity labeling with 8-azido ATP.

G D Wright 1, C T Walsh 1
PMCID: PMC2142255  PMID: 8251948

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