Peptide dendrimers as artificial enzymes, receptors, and drug-delivery agents

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 925-934

  Darbre, Tamis ^a   Reymond, Jean Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENDRIMER; DRUG CARRIER; ESTERASE; PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM;

COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES; DENDRIMERS; DRUG CARRIERS; ESTERASES; PEPTIDES;

EID: 33846222370     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar050203y     Document Type: Article

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