Alteration of enzymes and their application to nucleic acid amplification (Review)
- Authors:
- Kiyoshi Yasukawa
- Itaru Yanagihara
- Shinsuke Fujiwara
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Affiliations: Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606‑8502, Japan, Department of Developmental Medicine, Research Institute, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Izumi, Osaka 594‑1101, Japan, Department of Bioscience, School of Science and Technology, Kwansei‑Gakuin University, Sanda, Hyogo 669‑1337, Japan - Published online on: September 15, 2020 https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2020.4726
- Pages: 1633-1643
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Copyright: © Yasukawa et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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