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Compressing the free energy range of substructure stabilities in iso-1-cytochrome c
Article first published online: 25 MAR 2009
DOI: 10.1002/pro.120
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Duncan, M. G., Williams, M. D. and Bowler, B. E. (2009), Compressing the free energy range of substructure stabilities in iso-1-cytochrome c. Protein Science, 18: 1155–1164. doi: 10.1002/pro.120
Publication History
- Issue published online: 26 MAY 2009
- Article first published online: 25 MAR 2009
- Accepted manuscript online: 25 MAR 2009 12:00AM EST
- Manuscript Accepted: 16 MAR 2009
- Manuscript Revised: 7 MAR 2009
- Manuscript Received: 15 JAN 2009
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- NSF. Grant Number: CHE-0650156
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