A rapid and sensitive method to measure the enzymatic activity of ribosome-inactivating proteins.

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Published in Nucleic Acids Res on September 15, 1998

Authors

M Brigotti1, L Barbieri, P Valbonesi, F Stirpe, L Montanaro, S Sperti

Author Affiliations

1: Dipartimento di Patologia sperimentale dell'Università degli Studi di Bologna, Via San Giacomo 14, I-40126 Bologna, Italy.

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