- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10159540
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Biomolecules
- Volume:
- 10
- Issue:
- 4
- ISSN:
- 2218-273X
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 624
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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