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Crystallization of Transfer RNA

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A bacterial transfer RNA (tRNAFMet) has been obtained in micro-crystalline form. Its probable unit cell dimensions have been deduced from X-ray powder photographs.

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CLARK, B., DOCTOR, B., HOLMES, K. et al. Crystallization of Transfer RNA. Nature 219, 1222–1224 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/2191222a0

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