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The food of sweet and bitter fancy

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The MAP30 ribosomal inactivating protein structure has been determined by NMR spectroscopy. This anti-HIV and anti-cancer protein is an RNA and DNA glycosylase as well as a DNA apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) lyase.

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Figure 1: Stereo view of the MAP30 fold, omitting the disordered C-terminus, and adenine binding site.

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