Symmetry versus Asymmetry in the Molecules of Life: Homomeric protein assemblies

Symmetry

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 884-906

  Kojić Prodić, Biserka ^a   Štefanić, Zoran ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Crystallographic symmetry; Homomeric proteins; Left right asymmetry; Molecular chirality; Non crystallographic symmetry; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860466992     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20738994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/sym2020884     Document Type: Article

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