Polyvalent Interactions in Biological Systems: Implications for Design and Use of Multivalent Ligands and Inhibitors**
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to a target cell occurs through multiple simultaneous interactions between hemagglutinin (HA) and sialic acid (SA)Ðthis is an example of a polyvalent interaction. The attachment can be blocked effectively by an inhibitor that is itself polyvalent.
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تاریخ انتشار 1998