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Title: Metastable States in the Hinge-Bending Landscape of an Enzyme in an Atomistic Cytoplasm Simulation
Award ID(s):
2205665
PAR ID:
10500944
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
American Chemical Society
Date Published:
Journal Name:
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Volume:
15
Issue:
4
ISSN:
1948-7185
Page Range / eLocation ID:
940 to 946
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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