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Chemical Biology Toolsets

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This lecture covers advanced chemical biology toolsets, including peptide/protease digest for mass spectrometry-based target identification, affinity pulldown for target enrichment, and click coupling chemistry. It explores quantitative target identification using stable isotope labeling and competitive ABPP for small-molecule-protein interactions.

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