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1Department of Crystallography, Faculty of Chemistry, A. Mickiewicz University and Center for Biocrystallographic Research, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan, Poland. mariuszj@amu.edu.pl
Structure (London, England : 1993)
|July 12, 2011
Abstract:
The structural insights presented by Hansen et al. in this issue of Structure on how a key malaria parasite protease is blocked by its inhibitor may provide a flicker of hope in the desperate struggle to develop drugs against one of the most severe health problems.
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