Just add water! The effect of water on the specificity of protein- ligand binding sites and its potential application to drug design

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 973-980

  Ladbury, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030466444     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(96)90164-7     Document Type: Review

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