Peptide ligation and its application to protein engineering

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 1999, Pages

  Cotton, Graham J ^a   Muir, Tom W ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033200393     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(99)80109-4     Document Type: Review

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