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Rosalie Lipsh-Sokolik1, Paul J N Böhm1, Clara Chepkirui2

  • 1Institute of Microbiology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Methods in enzymology
|July 12, 2025
PubMed
概括

基因组引导的发现加速了从转转移酶 (trans-AT) 多基酸合成酶 (PKSs) 来识别新型化合物. 本综述详细介绍了用于药物发现的这些独特分子的发现和特征的方法.

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