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X-Ray Analysis of Structure of Human Lysozyme at 6 Å Resolution

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The tertiary structures of human and hen egg white lysozyme are very similar, and a comparison of the two has provided some interesting results.

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    Present address: National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 20014

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BLAKE, C., SWAN, I. X-Ray Analysis of Structure of Human Lysozyme at 6 Å Resolution. Nature New Biology 232, 12–15 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio232012a0

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