Chapter 3: Recollection of the Events Leading to the Discovery of the Structure of haemoglobin

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 392, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-32

  Rossmann, Michael G ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE MAPPING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 69149106983     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.05.089     Document Type: Article

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