Terminal groups in starburst dendrimers: Activation and reactions with proteins

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 54-63

  Singh, Pratap ^a  

^a Dade Behring Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLATION; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; MACROMOLECULES; PHOSPHATASES; STARS;

BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE MOLECULES; COVALENT BOND FORMATION; PROPERTY; PROTEIN DENDRIMERS; REACTIVE ELECTROPHILIC GROUPS; REACTIVE GROUP; STARBURST DENDRIMER; SURFACE GROUPS; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; TERMINAL GROUPS;

DENDRIMERS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0031962169     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc970048a     Document Type: Article

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