The constrained amino acid beta-Acc confers potency and selectivity to integrin ligands.

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl

Fakultät für Chemie, Organische und Bioorganische Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Universitätsstrasse 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany.

Published: August 2007

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