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Neha Basotra1, Saurabh Sudha Dhiman2, Dhruv Agrawal1

  • 1Department of Microbiology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, 143005, India.

Carbohydrate Research
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PubMed

Keywords:
CharacterizationDockingDual catalytic activityHeterologous expressionHydrolysisLPMO

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