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Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase: Conformational change in the flexible region around arg334 is required during the transaldimination process

  1. Seiji Ishii,
  2. Hideyuki Hayashi,
  3. Akihiro Okamoto,
  4. Hiroyuki Kagamiyama*

Article first published online: 31 DEC 2008

DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560070816

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Protein Science

Protein Science

Volume 7, Issue 8, pages 1802–1810, August 1998

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Ishii, S., Hayashi, H., Okamoto, A. and Kagamiyama, H. (1998), Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase: Conformational change in the flexible region around arg334 is required during the transaldimination process. Protein Science, 7: 1802–1810. doi: 10.1002/pro.5560070816

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigakurnachi, Takatsuki, Osaka 569-8686, Japan

*Department of Biochemistry, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigakurnachi, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569. 8686. Japan

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  1. Issue published online: 31 DEC 2008
  2. Article first published online: 31 DEC 2008
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 14 APR 1998
  4. Manuscript Received: 3 FEB 1998

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