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Comment
. 2016 Apr;25(4):776-7.
doi: 10.1002/pro.2901. Epub 2016 Mar 1.

How planar are planar peptide bonds?

Brian W Matthews  1
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How planar are planar peptide bonds?

Brian W Matthews. Protein Sci. 2016 Apr.
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