Design and synthesis of non-hydrolyzable homoisoprenoid ?-monofluorophosphonate inhibitors of PPAPDC family integral membrane lipid phosphatases.
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SUBMITTER: Subramanian T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4206410 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep
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