chemical proteomics

English

Noun

chemical proteomics (uncountable)

  1. scientific discipline devoted to elucidating protein function in a native biological setting using small molecule chemical tools
    • 2016, Jennifer Viegas, "Profile of Benjamin Cravatt", PNAS, 110911.
      The work of Cravatt and his colleagues on the endocannabinoid system led to interest in the then-nascent field of chemical proteomics, a multidisciplinary science that aims to develop and apply chemical tools to annotate the functions of proteins like FAAH within their native biological environment.
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