It's not just a phase: Crystallization and x-ray structure determination of bacteriorhodopsin in lipidic cubic phases

Structure

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-10

  Gouaux, Eric ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALOBACTERIUM SALINARUM;

EID: 0032518244     PISSN: 09692126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-2126(98)00002-1     Document Type: Article

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