Enzymic and nonenzymic cleavage of trimethylamine-N-oxide in vitro at subzero temperatures

Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi (Japanese Edition)

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 85-91

  Kimura, Meiko ^a   Seki, Nobuo ^a   Kimura, Ikuo ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

GADIFORMES; POLLACHIUS POLLACHIUS; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 0036003336     PISSN: 00215392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2331/suisan.68.85     Document Type: Article

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