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A Novel Method to Convert a DNA Fragment Inserted into a Plasmid to an Inverted Repeat StructureTOMIMOTO, Kazuya; FUJITA, Kosuke; ISHIBASHI, Jun et al.Molecular biotechnology. 2012, Vol 50, Num 1, pp 18-27, issn 1073-6085, 10 p.Article

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Selective cancer cell cytotoxicity of enantiomeric 9-mer peptides derived from beetle defensins depends on negatively charged phosphatidylserine on the cell surfaceIWASAKI, Takashi; ISHIBASHI, Jun; TANAKA, Hiromitsu et al.Peptides (New York, NY. 1980). 2009, Vol 30, Num 4, pp 660-668, issn 0196-9781, 9 p.Article

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