Targeting the Pseudomonas quinolone signal quorum sensing system for the discovery of novel anti-infective pathoblockers

Christian Schütz and Martin Empting
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2627–2645. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.14.241

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Targeting the Pseudomonas quinolone signal quorum sensing system for the discovery of novel anti-infective pathoblockers
Christian Schütz and Martin Empting
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2627–2645. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.14.241

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Schütz, C.; Empting, M. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2627–2645. doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.241

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