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. 1993 Oct 15;90(20):9235–9236. doi: 10.1073/pnas.90.20.9235

Functional analysis suggests unexpected role for conserved active-site residue in enzyme of known structure.

P Schimmell 1
PMCID: PMC47541  PMID: 8415683

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