Viniol A, Bsner S, Baum E, Donner-Banzhoff N
TB-500 Thymosin beta-4 fragment / actin-regulation research compound
What Is MOTS-c and Why Is It Gaining Attention
Medical Veritas , 1 (2), 261271
The X-ray-derived data of small molecular fragments in complex with TGR used in this study to design the compounds here described are available in the PDB under accession codes 6FTC, 6FMU, 6FMZ, 6FP4, 2X99, 2X8G, 2X8H, 6ZST, 6ZP3, 6ZLP, 6ZLB, 7B02, 7NPX, 2V6O, 6RTJ, 6RTO, 6RTM, and 3H4K
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