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An Introduction to Peptidases and the Merops Database

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Rawlings, N.D., Morton, F.R., Barrett, A.J. (2007). An Introduction to Peptidases and the Merops Database. In: Polaina, J., MacCabe, A.P. (eds) Industrial Enzymes. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5377-0_10

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