Methylated Polyamines as Research Tools

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 720, Issue , 2011, Pages 449-461

  Khomutov, Alex R ^a   Weisell, Janne ^b   Khomutov, Maxim A ^a   Grigorenko, Nikolay A ^c   Simonian, Alina R ^a   Häkkinen, Merja R ^b   Keinänen, Tuomo A ^b   Hyvönen, Mervi T ^b   Alhonen, Leena ^b   Kochetkov, Sergey N ^a   Vepsäläinen, Jouko ^b  

^a ENGELHARDT INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c GVP SI   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

C methylated spermidine analogs; Polyamines

Indexed keywords

BUTANOL; NITRILE; SPERMIDINE;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; METHYLATION; SYNTHESIS;

1-BUTANOL; BIOCHEMISTRY; METHYLATION; NITRILES; SPERMIDINE;

EID: 79956199485     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-034-8_29     Document Type: Chapter

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