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Membrane interfacial localization of aromatic amino acids and membrane protein function

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Kelkar, D.A., Chattopadhyay, A. Membrane interfacial localization of aromatic amino acids and membrane protein function. J. Biosci. 31, 297–302 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02704101

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