Open-source electrophilic fragment screening platform for UCHL1 covalent inhibitors
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INSTRUMENT(S): timsTOF fleX
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606)
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Jarrod Marto
PROVIDER: MSV000096608 | MassIVE | Fri Dec 06 15:50:00 GMT 2024
REPOSITORIES: MassIVE
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