The radiolysis and radioracemization of poly-L-leucines

Radiation Research

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-87

  Bonner, William A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ISOVALINE; LEUCINE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BETA RADIATION; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOMER; GAMMA RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLYSIS;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; GAMMA RAYS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; ISOMERISM; LEUCINE; PEPTIDES; STEREOISOMERISM; VALINE;

EID: 0033024448     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3580053     Document Type: Article

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