Abstract
Diazirines are among the smallest photoreactive groups that form a reactive carbene upon light irradiation. This feature has been widely utilized in photoaffinity labeling to study ligand-receptor, ligand-enzyme and protein-protein interactions, and in the isolation and identification of unknown proteins. This review summarizes recent advances in the use of diazirines in photoaffinity labeling.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 554-70 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Jan 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Keywords
- Diazomethane/chemical synthesis
- Enzymes/chemistry
- Nucleic Acids/chemistry
- Pharmaceutical Preparations/chemistry
- Photoaffinity Labels/chemistry
- Protein Interaction Mapping
- Proteins/chemistry