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Research Article

All-atoms molecular dynamics study to screen potent efflux pump inhibitors against KpnE protein of Klebsiella pneumoniae

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Pages 3492-3506 | Received 03 Mar 2023, Accepted 07 May 2023, Published online: 22 May 2023

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