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7HCV
PanDDA analysis group deposition -- Crystal structure of SARS-CoV-2 NSP3 macrodomain in complex with AVI-0000610
7HE7
PanDDA analysis group deposition -- Crystal structure of SARS-CoV-2 NSP3 macrodomain in complex with AVI-0003662
8ZTF
Structure of calcium preference ATP-gated channel P2X1 in the Pre-open state in the presence of 10mM Calcium ion
7HCJ
PanDDA analysis group deposition -- Crystal structure of SARS-CoV-2 NSP3 macrodomain in complex with AVI-0000328
9FH2
Cryo-EM Structure of Amyloid-beta Fibrils Carrying the Uppsala AbetaUpp(1-42)delta(19-24) Mutation - Polymorph 1
7HED
PanDDA analysis group deposition -- Crystal structure of SARS-CoV-2 NSP3 macrodomain in complex with AVI-0003670
7HDJ
PanDDA analysis group deposition -- Crystal structure of SARS-CoV-2 NSP3 macrodomain in complex with AVI-0003728
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PDB-101 Focus: Peak Performance
PDB-101 materials explore the structural biology of nutrition.» 05/16/2025
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