A loop-mimetic inhibitor of the HCV-NS3 protease derived from a minibody.

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Published in Protein Eng on November 01, 1999

Authors

F Martin1, C Steinkühler, M Brunetti, A Pessi, R Cortese, R De Francesco, M Sollazzo

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1: Istituto di Ricerche di Biologia Molecolare (IRBM) P. Angeletti,Via Pontina Km 30,600-00040, Pomezia (Roma), Italy.

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