The crystal structure of alanine racemase from Streptococcus pneumoniae, a target for structure-based drug design.

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Published in BMC Microbiol on May 25, 2011

Authors

Hookang Im1, Miriam L Sharpe, Ulrich Strych, Milya Davlieva, Kurt L Krause

Author Affiliations

1: Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

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