Substrate specificity of the Trypanosoma cruzi trans-sialidase
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Insights into the Activity and Specificity of Trypanosoma cruzi trans-Sialidase from Molecular Dynamics Simulations
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عنوان ژورنال: Glycobiology
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0959-6658,1460-2423
DOI: 10.1093/glycob/2.6.541