Glutamate racemase as a target for drug discovery
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Glutamate racemase as a target for drug discovery
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عنوان ژورنال: Microbial Biotechnology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1751-7915
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2008.00031.x