Molecular basis of prodrug activation by human valacyclovirase, an alpha-amino acid ester hydrolase.

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Published in J Biol Chem on February 05, 2008

Authors

Longsheng Lai1, Zhaohui Xu, Jiahai Zhou, Kyung-Dall Lee, Gordon L Amidon

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1: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Center for Molecular Drug Targeting, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1065, USA.

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