Increased thermal stability of proteins in the presence of naturally occurring osmolytes.

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Published in Biochemistry on June 16, 1992

Authors

M M Santoro1, Y Liu, S M Khan, L X Hou, D W Bolen

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1: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale 62901-4409.

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