Copper (II) Ion-Modified Gold Nanoclusters as Peroxidase Mimetics for the Colorimetric Detection of Pyrophosphate.
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SUBMITTER: Shi Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8400922 | biostudies-literature |
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