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BioMed Research International
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 161456, 10 pages
Interaction of Human Dopa Decarboxylase with L-Dopa: Spectroscopic and Kinetic Studies as a Function of pH
Section of Biological Chemistry, Department of Life Sciences and Reproduction, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 8, 37134 Verona, Italy
Received 18 April 2013; Accepted 8 May 2013
Academic Editor: Alessandro Paiardini
Copyright © 2013 Riccardo Montioli et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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