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. 1984 Jan;45(1):109–112. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(84)84129-6

Vibrational Analysis of the Structure of Crystalline Gramicidin A

Vaman M Naik, S Krimm
PMCID: PMC1435265  PMID: 19431530

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