Crystals of unliganded beta secretase and/or beta...

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ABSTRACT:
The x-ray crystal structure of BACE or BACE-like proteins is useful for solving the structure of other molecules or molecular complexes, and identifying and/or designing potential modifiers of BACE activity.

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