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Jarosław Wawer1, Emilia Kaczkowska1, Jakub Karczewski2

  • 1Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza Str. 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland.

Biophysical Chemistry
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AmyloidHen egg white lysozymeHydrophobic hydrationProtein aggregationWater structure breakers

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