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Characterization of a thiamin diphosphate-dependent phenylpyruvate decarboxylase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae

  1. Malea M. Kneen1,
  2. Razvan Stan1,
  3. Alejandra Yep2,
  4. Ryan P. Tyler2,
  5. Choedchai Saehuan2,†,
  6. Michael J. McLeish1

Article first published online: 18 APR 2011

DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2011.08103.x

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Volume 278, Issue 11, pages 1842–1853, June 2011

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Kneen, M. M., Stan, R., Yep, A., Tyler, R. P., Saehuan, C. and McLeish, M. J. (2011), Characterization of a thiamin diphosphate-dependent phenylpyruvate decarboxylase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEBS Journal, 278: 1842–1853. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2011.08103.x

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  1. 1

     Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, IN, USA

  2. 2

     Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

  1. †

    Present address Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok Thailand

*M. J. McLeish, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 402 North Blackford Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA Fax: +1 317 274 4701 Tel: +1 317 274 6889 E-mail: mcleish@iupui.edu

  1. †

    Present address Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok Thailand

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  1. Issue published online: 17 MAY 2011
  2. Article first published online: 18 APR 2011
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 24 MAR 2011 08:08AM EST
  4. (Received 23 December 2010, revised 7 March 2011, accepted 21 March 2011)

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