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Racemic crystallography—Easy crystals and easy structures: What's not to like?

  1. Brian W. Matthews*

Article first published online: 7 APR 2009

DOI: 10.1002/pro.125

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Protein Science

Protein Science

Volume 18, Issue 6, pages 1135–1138, June 2009

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Matthews, B. W. (2009), Racemic crystallography—Easy crystals and easy structures: What's not to like?. Protein Science, 18: 1135–1138. doi: 10.1002/pro.125

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  1. Department of Physics, Institute of Molecular Biology, 1229 University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403-1229

*Department of Physics, Institute of Molecular Biology, 1229 University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403-1229

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  1. Issue published online: 26 MAY 2009
  2. Article first published online: 7 APR 2009
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 7 APR 2009 12:00AM EST
  4. Manuscript Received: 30 MAR 2009
  5. Manuscript Accepted: 30 MAR 2009

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