2-Azido-2-deoxy-D-glucose

In metabolic labelling, natural molecular building blocks are replaced with chemical analogues, which in turn are modified with specific compounds or moieties such as our clickable sugars. These clickable sugars are integrated by the cells synthesis and modification machinery and allow for easy detection of the target via the click chemistry-based addition of fluorescent dyes.

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