Laue Crystallography: It's show time
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New crystallographic techniques make it possible to observe directly all of the intermediates in an enzymatic reaction. Such a series of structures can be combined to create a detailed movie of enzymatic catalysis.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995