Design and Synthesis of Methionine Analogues for the Enzymatic Synthesis of S-adenosyl-methionine Analogues: Tools for the Analysis of Methyltransferase Substrate Specificity
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OF THESIS Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Chemistry in the Graduate School of Northeastern University April 2012
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