Regulating enzymatic activity with a photoswitchable affinity label.
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SUBMITTER: Harvey JH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2744286 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jan
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Regulating enzymatic activity with a photoswitchable affinity label.
Harvey Jessica H JH Trauner Dirk D
Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology 20080101 2
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