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Editorial
. 2023 Jan 1;15(1):35.
doi: 10.3390/toxins15010035.

Biological Activities of Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins

Lucía Citores  1 , José M Ferreras  1
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Editorial

Biological Activities of Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins

Lucía Citores et al. Toxins (Basel). .

Abstract

After more than 50 years of research, studies on the structure and biological activities of ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) continue to provide a field of great interest within the scientific community, both for the health risks they pose and their applications in medicine and biotechnology [...].

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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