Boron-enriched streptavidin potentially useful as a component of boron carriers for neutron capture therapy of cancer

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 905-911

  Sano, Takeshi ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ANTIGENS; COENZYMES; DISEASES; MOLECULES; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES; TUMORS;

BIOTIN BINDING; BORON ANALYSIS; BORON ATOM; CROSSLINKER; CYSTEINE RESIDUES; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; STREPTAVIDIN; SULFHYDRYL; SULFHYDRYL GROUPS; TERMINAL CYSTEINE;

BORON;

EID: 0033200244     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc990029w     Document Type: Article

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