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Automated continuous flow peptide synthesis

Nature volume 319, pages 429–430 (1986)Cite this article

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As peptide-based drugs and reagents become a reality, a new method of peptide synthesis is beginning to come into its own.

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Andrews, R. Automated continuous flow peptide synthesis. Nature 319, 429–430 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1038/319429a0

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