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Structure of Rhombohedral 2 Zinc Insulin Crystals

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An electron density map has been calculated at a resolution of 2.8 Å which shows many details of the arrangement of the atoms in rhombohedral crystals of insulin.

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  1. M. J. ADAMS

    Present address: Purdue University, Lafayette, USA

  2. M. M. HARDING

    Present address: University of Edinburgh,

  3. B. RIMMER

    Present address: , West Kilbride

  4. S. SHEAT

    Present address: Massey University, New Zealand

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  1. Chemical Crystallography Laboratory and Molecular Biophysics Laboratory, University of Oxford,

    M. J. ADAMS, T. L. BLUNDELL, E. J. DODSON, G. G. DODSON, M. VIJAYAN, E. N. BAKER, M. M. HARDING, D. C. HODGKIN, B. RIMMER & S. SHEAT

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ADAMS, M., BLUNDELL, T., DODSON, E. et al. Structure of Rhombohedral 2 Zinc Insulin Crystals. Nature 224, 491–495 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/224491a0

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