Discriminative Detection of Biothiols by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy using a Methanethiosulfonate

Xiaoli Tan1, Kaiyun Ji1, Xing Wang1

  • 1Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, P. R. China.

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