A novel form of ficin from Ficus carica latex: Purification and characterization.

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• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Phytochemistry

• Publication date

  2015-09-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Materials Science, Chemistry

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  DOI 10.1016/j.phytochem.2015.05.019PMID 26083455
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