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  • adjective biochemistry Describing biochemical research techniques for selectively labelling biomolecules that are independent of the detailed structure of the host molecule

Etymologies

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bio- +‎ orthogonal (“able to be treated separately”)

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  • "Our latest studies have now established copper-free click chemistry as a bioorthogonal reaction that can be executed in the physiologically relevant context of a mouse."

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010

  • "Our latest studies have now established copper-free click chemistry as a bioorthogonal reaction that can be executed in the physiologically relevant context of a mouse."

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • The propargyl (alkyne) and azido groups are bioorthogonal reaction partners.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Sandeep Ravindran et al. 2009

  • Sen Gupta S, Kuzelka J, Singh P, Lewis WG, Manchester M, et al. (2005) Accelerated bioorthogonal conjugation: a practical method for the ligation of diverse functional molecules to a polyvalent virus scaffold.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles 2008

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