Biochemical Characterization and Substrate Specificity Mechanism of an Exolytic Hyaluronate Lyase SinHL from

Yiwen Jing1, Xiangfan Yu1, Lei Liu2

  • 1National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Glycobiology, NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Carbohydrate-Based Medicine, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China.

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