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. 1989 Jan 1;257(1):309–310. doi: 10.1042/bj2570309

The interplay of electrostatic and binding interactions determining active centre chemistry and catalytic activity in actinidin and papain.

K Brocklehurst, M O'Driscoll, D Kowlessur, I R Phillips, W Templeton, E W Thomas, C M Topham, C W Wharton
PMCID: PMC1135576  PMID: 2920023

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