Convergent chemical synthesis and crystal structure of a 203 amino acid "covalent dimer" HIV-1 protease enzyme molecule.

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl

Department of Chemistry, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, Gordon Center for Integrative Science, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.

Published: May 2007

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