Fluorinated Sterols Are Suicide Inhibitors of Ergosterol Biosynthesis and Growth in Trypanosoma brucei.

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  2015

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  Chemistry and Biology

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  2015-10-22

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  Biology, Medicine, Chemistry

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  DOI 10.1016/j.chembiol.2015.08.017PMID 26496686PMCID PMC4624405
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