Protein-protein interaction modulators: advances, successes and remaining challenges

Biophysical Reviews - Tập 11 Số 4 - Trang 559-581 - 2019
Lloyd Mabonga1, Abidemi Paul Kappo1
1Biotechnology and Structural Biology (BSB) Group, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology University of Zululand, KwaDlangezwa, 3886, South Africa

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