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Aromatic-aromatic interaction: a mechanism of protein structure stabilization

S K Burley, G A Petsko

    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |July 5, 1985
    PubMed
    Summary

    Aromatic-aromatic interactions are common in proteins, stabilizing structures. These specific interactions between aromatic side chains are conserved and crucial for protein stability.

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