On the location of the aminopeptidase N homolog PfA-M1 in Plasmodium falciparum

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Michael Klemba. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009.

. 2009 Jun 2;106(22):E55; author reply E56.

doi: 10.1073/pnas.0903493106. Epub 2009 May 22.

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Structural basis for the inhibition of the essential Plasmodium falciparum M1 neutral aminopeptidase.
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