A plant class V chitinase from a cycad (Cycas revoluta): Biochemical characterization, cDNA isolation, and posttranslational modification
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عنوان ژورنال: Glycobiology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1460-2423,0959-6658
DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwp119