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Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Peptides

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Peptide-Based Drug Design

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Copps, J., Murphy, R.F., Lovas, S. (2008). Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Peptides. In: Otvos, L. (eds) Peptide-Based Drug Design. Methods In Molecular Biology™, vol 494. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-419-3_7

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