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A zymogram method for detecting carrageenase activity.

Jennifer Smith·Douglas Mountfort·Ruth Falshaw
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Jennifer Smith, Douglas Mountfort, Ruth Falshaw. 2005-10-06. A zymogram method for detecting carrageenase activity.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ab.2005.09.019

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