Atomistic Modeling of Macromolecular Crowding Predicts Modest Increases in Protein Folding and Binding Stability
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- 1 July 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Biophysical Journal
- Vol. 97 (1) , 12-19
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2009.03.066
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- National Institutes of Health
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