Alpha-melanotropin peptide: Structure and ligand-receptor recognition

Croatica Chemica Acta

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 379-383

  Houra, Karlo ^a   Štambuk, Nikola ^b   Konjevoda, Paško ^b   Boban Blagaić, Alenka ^c   Bruketa, Tomislav ^d   Pokrić, Biserka ^b  

^a SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^b RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^d KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Alpha melanotropin; Ligand; Protein structure; Receptor; Recognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846427748     PISSN: 00111643     EISSN: 1334417X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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