Impact of protein binding on the analytical detectability and anticancer activity of thymoquinone.

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Published in J Chem Biol on January 08, 2011

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Nahed El-Najjar, Raimo A Ketola, Teemu Nissilä, Timo Mauriala, Maxim Antopolsky, Janne Jänis, Hala Gali-Muhtasib, Arto Urtti, Heikki Vuorela

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