How far divergent evolution goes in proteins

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 380-387

  Murzin, Alexey G ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYPEPTIDASE G2; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; PROTEINASE; STEROID DELTA ISOMERASE; THROMBIN INHIBITOR;

EVOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

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EID: 0032104477     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(98)80073-0     Document Type: Article

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