A small-molecule acts as a ‘roadblock’ on DNA, hampering its fundamental processes
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0162-0134
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2017.08.023