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azidohomoalanine

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  • noun organic chemistry An azido derivative of homoalanine that can be incorporated into proteins as potential methionine analogues

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Examples

  • Nascent proteins were labeled with the methionine analog L-azidohomoalanine (AHA) and a Click chemistry approach (Invitrogen / Molecular Probes).

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles 2009

  • (A) Translational inhibition by CHX in K562 cells was monitored by labeling nascent proteins with the methionine analog L-azidohomoalanine (AHA).

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles 2009

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