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Eric Ball
Back to facultyProfessor EmeritusDepartment of BiochemistryWestern University
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Evolutionary analysis of Quinone Reductases 1 and 2 suggests that NQO2 evolved to function as a pseudoenzyme.
Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2024
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Evolutionary analysis of Quinone Reductases 1 and 2 suggests that NQO2 evolved to function as a pseudoenzyme.
Islam F, Basilone N, Yoo V, Ball E, Shilton B
Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society2024
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