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Isotopic substitution in the aqueous solvent is discussed as an effective method for probing the role of solvent dynamics in the stability of biomolecular conformation.
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Palma, M.U. (1983). Isotope Effects and Collective Excitations. In: Fröhlich, H., Kremer, F. (eds) Coherent Excitations in Biological Systems. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69186-7_9
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