Downsizing the BAD BH3 peptide to small constrained α-helices with improved ligand efficiency
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عنوان ژورنال: Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1477-0520,1477-0539
DOI: 10.1039/c6ob02185a