Trp/Met/Phe hot spots in protein-protein interactions: potential targets in drug design.

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Published in Curr Top Med Chem on January 01, 2007

Authors

Buyong Ma1, Ruth Nussinov

Author Affiliations

1: Basic Research Program, SAIC-Frederick, Inc., Center for Cancer Research Nanobiology Program, NCI-Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA. mab@ncifcrf.gov

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