Theoretical insights into dispersion and hydrogen-bonding interactions in biomolecular systems

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 129-137

  Pavlov, Alexander ^a   Mitrasinovic, Petar M ^a  

^a Belgrade Institute of Science and Technology   (Serbia)

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EID: 84962348602     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138527210790069866     Document Type: Article

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