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9X23
Ra22QT77 RBD in complex with Bat ACE2
13DU
BRAF/CRAF/14-3-3 complex
23TM
Structure of the 328-692 fragment of FlhA (A489E) form 2
38ZP
SNM1A Nuclease Domain Bound to Phosphorothioate-Modified Single-Stranded DNA in the Presence of Ni and Zn Ion
39AJ
Crystal structure of the CFTR inhibitory factor Cif with the H269C mutation labelled with a fluorine probe
9X1D
apo structure of P2X332
9VNS
NADPH and 1-benzyl-4-methylpiperidin-3-one complex structure of glucose dehydrogenase M6 from Bacillus megaterium
12SL
Structure of a Strand-Displacement Complex of Human Mitochondrial DNA Polymerase Gamma
21WI
In situ structure of the trans-lumenal/trans-stromal PSII-LHCII trimer (TL-TS trimer) from Oryza sativa
12IT
Thrombin inhibited with D-Phe-Pro-Gln-Chloromethylketone
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