Determination of the secondary structure of selected melittin analogues with different haemolytic activities.

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Published in Biochem J on April 15, 1994

Authors

E Pérez-Payá1, R A Houghten, S E Blondelle

Author Affiliations

1: Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies, San Diego, CA 92121.

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