Chemists Determine Structure of CrtM (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Chemists Determine Structure of CrtM

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Chemists led by Illinois professor Eric Oldfield, center, determined the structure of a key enzyme that could lead to more efficient drugs to treat staph infections, parasites and high cholesterol. The research team, from left, research scientist Yonghui Zhang, graduate student Fu-Yang Lin, research scientist Rong Cao and postdoctoral associate Ke Wang.

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L. Brian Stauffer

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