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The Active Site and Mechanism of Action of Bovine Pancreatic Ribonuclease

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FINDLY, D., HERRIES, D., MATHIAS, A. et al. The Active Site and Mechanism of Action of Bovine Pancreatic Ribonuclease. Nature 190, 781–784 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/190781a0

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