- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10029022
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Protein Science
- Volume:
- 26
- Issue:
- 8
- ISSN:
- 0961-8368
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 1547 to 1554
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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