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Catechol O-methyltransferases in pampas grass: differentiation of m- and p-methylating activities

✍ Scribed by Bernard J. Finkle; Stanley H. Kelly

Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 1974
Tongue: English
Weight: 614 KB
Volume: 13
Category: Article
ISSN: 0031-9422
DOI: 10.1016/0031-9422(74)85079-x

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