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(2006). Thymidylate synthase. In: Schomburg, D., Schomburg, I., Chang, A. (eds) Class 2 · Transferases I. Springer Handbook of Enzymes, vol 28. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-37715-8_45
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