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Building a foundation for structure-based cellulosome design for cellulosic ethanol: Insight into cohesin-dockerin complexation from computer simulation
Article first published online: 16 MAR 2009
DOI: 10.1002/pro.105
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Xu, J., Crowley, M. F. and Smith, J. C. (2009), Building a foundation for structure-based cellulosome design for cellulosic ethanol: Insight into cohesin-dockerin complexation from computer simulation. Protein Science, 18: 949–959. doi: 10.1002/pro.105
Publication History
- Issue published online: 21 APR 2009
- Article first published online: 16 MAR 2009
- Accepted manuscript online: 16 MAR 2009 12:00AM EST
- Manuscript Accepted: 16 FEB 2009
- Manuscript Revised: 22 JAN 2009
- Manuscript Received: 3 NOV 2008
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