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N-Formyl-Methionyl-sRibonucleic Acid and Chain Initiation in Protein Biosynthesis: Polypeptidyl-sribonucleic acid and amino-acyl-sribonucleic Acid Binding Sites on Ribosomes

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BRETSCHER, M., MARCKER, K. N-Formyl-Methionyl-sRibonucleic Acid and Chain Initiation in Protein Biosynthesis: Polypeptidyl-sribonucleic acid and amino-acyl-sribonucleic Acid Binding Sites on Ribosomes. Nature 211, 380–384 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/211380a0

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