Thermodynamics of Unfolding of the All .beta.-Sheet Protein Interleukin-1.beta.
β Scribed by Makhatadze, George I.; Clore, G. Marius; Gronenborn, Angela M.; Privalov, Peter L.
- Book ID
- 111907414
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 688 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0006-2960
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