Urate as effector for crustacean hemocyanins

Micron

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 109-110

  Hellmann, Nadja ^a   Hörnemann, Julia ^a   Jaenicke, Elmar ^a   Decker, Heinz ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allostery; Crustacea; Effector; Isothermal titration calorimetry; Urate

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA;

EID: 1242322579     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2003.10.038     Document Type: Conference Paper

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