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BMC Biochemistry is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of biochemistry, including metabolic pathways, enzyme functions, and small molecular components of cells and tissues. BMC Biochemistry (ISSN 1471-2091) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, BIOSIS, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Zoological Record and Google Scholar.



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