Exploration of the functional site of a scorpion alpha-like toxin by site-directed mutagenesis.

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  2003

• Venue

  Biochemistry

• Publication date

  2003-04-29

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  Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1021/BI0270438PMID 12705833
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