Structure and conserved function of iso-branched sphingoid bases from the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
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Department of Biochemistry, University of E-mail: [email protected] Department of Chemistry, University of F E-mail: [email protected] National Centre of Competence in Research † Electronic supplementary information ( and supplementary gures. See DOI: 10.1 ‡ Current address: MRC Laboratory of Mo Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK. § Equal contribution. Cite this: Chem. Sci., 2017, 8, 3676
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