Bottlenecks of Molecular Mass Determination of Oligomeric Membrane Protein - Detergent Complexes and What can be Achieved
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Avijit Pramanik1 and Sanjay Kumar2,3* 1Department of Microbiology, Central University of Haryana, Jant – Pali, Mahendergarh, India – 123031 2Department of Biochemistry, Central University of Haryana, Jant – Pali, Mahendergarh, India – 123031 3Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA *Corresponding author: Sanjay Kumar, Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Biochemistry, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, India, Tel: 9812355317; E-mail: [email protected]
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