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. 1994 May 10;91(10):4103–4105. doi: 10.1073/pnas.91.10.4103

Can small cyclic peptides have the activity and specificity of proteolytic enzymes?

B W Matthews 1, C S Craik 1, H Neurath 1
PMCID: PMC43732  PMID: 8183878

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