Click Chemistry Reaction (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Click Chemistry Reaction

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A version of click chemistry with an azide-based fluorophore (green star) and a BTTES-based copper catalyst was shown to be target specific, fast-working and safe for the fluorescent labeling og glycans in living cells.

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Yi Liu, Berkeley Lab Molecular Foundry

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