Inhibiting the dimeric restriction endonuclease EcoRI using interfacial helical peptides

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 339-343

  Brickner, Michelle ^a   Chmielewski, Jean ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimerization inhibition; Endonucleases; Interfacial peptides; helix

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032103007     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(98)90172-7     Document Type: Article

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