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Affinity Fingerprinting

A novel approach to quantitative chemical classification proves useful in drug discovery

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Kauvar, L. Affinity Fingerprinting. Nat Biotechnol 13, 965–966 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0995-965

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