Recombinant human phenylalanine hydroxylase is a substrate for the ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme system.
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SUBMITTER: Doskeland AP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1217879 | biostudies-other | 1996 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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