Positively charged amino acid residues located similarly in sea anemone and scorpion toxins
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A Soluble, Folded Protein without Charged Amino Acid Residues.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Biological Chemistry
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0021-9258
DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)89460-7