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Studies on urease extracted from Ulva lactuca

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  1. Department of Botany & Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

    I. A. Bekheet, K. M. Kandil & N. Z. Shahan

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Bekheet, I.A., Kandil, K.M. & Shahan, N.Z. Studies on urease extracted from Ulva lactuca . Hydrobiologia 116, 580–583 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00027751

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