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[Protein-PII] uridylyltransferase

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(2007). [Protein-PII] uridylyltransferase. In: Schomburg, D., Schomburg, I., Chang, A. (eds) Springer Handbook of Enzymes. Springer Handbook of Enzymes, vol 38. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71526-9_64

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