Structural classification of proteins: New superfamilies

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 386-394

  Murzin, Alexey G ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; FLAVOPROTEIN; LIGASE; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITION FACTOR; PROTEASOME;

NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

EID: 0029950031     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(96)80059-5     Document Type: Article

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