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Water polygons in high-resolution protein crystal structures

  1. Jonas Lee1,2,
  2. Sung-Hou Kim1,2,*

Article first published online: 13 MAY 2009

DOI: 10.1002/pro.162

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Protein Science

Protein Science

Volume 18, Issue 7, pages 1370–1376, July 2009

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Lee, J. and Kim, S.-H. (2009), Water polygons in high-resolution protein crystal structures. Protein Science, 18: 1370–1376. doi: 10.1002/pro.162

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  1. 1

    Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-5230

  2. 2

    Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720

*351A Donner Lab, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 23 JUN 2009
  2. Article first published online: 13 MAY 2009
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 13 MAY 2009 12:00AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 29 APR 2009
  5. Manuscript Received: 1 APR 2009

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  • Korean Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology. Grant Number: R31-2008-000-10086-0

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