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30EH
2-heptyl-4(1H)-quinolone synthase PqsBC in complex with compound 35
37IC
Doc2b-Munc13 complex with designed binder
29AG
Crystal structure of the Norovirus GII.17 P domain in complex with Lacto-N-fucopentaose I (LNFP I)
9XKC
Crystal structure of Odorant Binding Protein 11 from Locusta migratoria (LmigOBP11) with acetate
9XKK
Cryo-EM structure of a PSI supercomplex in the leaves of Hevea brasiliensis
37EV
Small Molecule Inhibitors of Cholesterol Sulfotransferase as Immunomodulatory Agents
9XJA
In situ portimine A-bound human pre-60S ribosome from intact HEK293T cells
9XJZ
Crystal Structure of Nur77 LBD in complex with HTPA
9AB5
SH1-SH2 Cross-linked Myosin Subfragment-1 (S1) Reconstructed from Replica-derived Geometric Constraints
21DE
MsSzR methanogenic Schizorhodopsin
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