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Half-life of thermal inactivation of PyAMase at various temperatures in the presence and absence of 2 mM DTTa
| 95 | 107 ± 25 | 3.2 ± 0.4 |
| 89 | 114 ± 37 | 78 ± 10 |
| 87 | 506 ± 141 | 115 ± 19 |
| 80 | NDb | 191 ± 57 |