Bisdeoxycoelenterazine derivatives for improvement of bioluminescence resonance energy transfer assays.
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SUBMITTER: Levi J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4154798 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Oct
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Bisdeoxycoelenterazine derivatives for improvement of bioluminescence resonance energy transfer assays.
Levi Jelena J De Abhijit A Cheng Zhen Z Gambhir Sanjiv Sam SS
Journal of the American Chemical Society 20070912 39
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