Atomic Positions in Rhombohedral 2-Zinc Insulin Crystals
@article{Blundell1971AtomicPI, title={Atomic Positions in Rhombohedral 2-Zinc Insulin Crystals}, author={T. Blundell and J. Cutfield and S. M. Cutfield and E. J. Dodson and G. Dodson and D. Hodgkin and D. Mercola and M. Vijayan}, journal={Nature}, year={1971}, volume={231}, pages={506-511} }
Atomic positions in three dimensions have been derived for the two non-identical molecules of insulin in rhombohedral 2-zinc insulin crystals. Interesting correlations appear in their relation to the sequence variations observed so far in natural insulins.
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