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Effective molarity redux: Proximity as a guiding force in chemistry and biology

Elissa M Hobert, Amy E Doerner, Allison S Walker

    Israel Journal of Chemistry
    |November 25, 2014
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    Keywords:
    cell signalingchemically induced dimerizationeffective molaritytemplated catalysiscellular signaling mechanismsmolecular interactionseffective molaritybiochemical reaction control

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