RSC Medicinal Chemistry

Papers
(The TQCC of RSC Medicinal Chemistry is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
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Donepezil-based rational design of N-substituted quinazolinthioacetamide candidates as potential acetylcholine esterase inhibitors for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease: in vitro and 98
Design, synthesis and in vitro evaluations of new cyclotriphosphazenes as safe drug candidates62
Effect of mono-guanidine-like derivatives on platelet aggregation and tumour cell induced platelet aggregation58
Oxazole and isoxazole-containing pharmaceuticals: targets, pharmacological activities, and their SAR studies52
Structural insights, regulation, and recent advances of RAS inhibitors in the MAPK signaling cascade: a medicinal chemistry perspective49
Design, synthesis and evaluation of pyrimidinobenzylamide and pyrimidinothiophenamide derivatives as inhibitors of DOT1L and related epigenetic targets DNMT3a, PRMT4 and other HMTs46
Development of PROTACs targeting estrogen receptor: an emerging technique for combating endocrine resistance40
Potential of covalently linked tamoxifen hybrids for cancer treatment: recent update40
Design, synthesis, antimicrobial activity, stability, and mechanism of action of bioresorbable ceragenins38
Biocompatible glycolipid derived from bhilawanol as an antibiofilm agent and a promising platform for drug delivery31
Development of benzofuran-derived sulfamates as dual aromatase-steroid sulfatase inhibitors (DASIs): design, synthesis and biological evaluation31
AiZynth impact on medicinal chemistry practice at AstraZeneca31
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Introduction to the antibiotic and antiviral compounds themed collection24
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Novel pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine derivatives: design, synthesis, anticancer evaluation, VEGFR-2 inhibition, and antiangiogenic activity21
New azole derivatives linked to indole/indoline moieties combined with FLC against drug-resistant Candida albicans21
Synthesis and migrastatic activity of cytochalasin analogues lacking a macrocyclic moiety20
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Design, synthesis and anti-mycobacterial evaluation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine analogues19
Identification of 5-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole appended isatins as bioactive small molecules with polypharmacological activities19
Design, synthesis, inhibitory activity, and molecular simulations study for d-glucose-conjugated thioureas containing pyrimidine ring as multitarget inhibitors against α-amylase, α-glucosid19
Enhanced skin penetration of curcumin by a nanoemulsion-embedded oligopeptide hydrogel for psoriasis topical therapy18
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Design, synthesis, and mechanistic study of 2-piperazineone-bearing peptidomimetics as novel HIV capsid modulators16
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Exploring the potential of tamoxifen-based copper(ii) dichloride in breast cancer therapy16
Chloroacetamide fragment library screening identifies new scaffolds for covalent inhibition of the TEAD·YAP1 interaction15
Discovery and computational studies of piperidine/piperazine-based compounds endowed with sigma receptor affinity15
Dual FLT3/haspin kinase inhibitor based on 3H-pyrazolo[4,3-f]quinoline scaffold with activities against acute myeloid leukemia15
Synthesis, activity and metabolic stability of propan-2-one substituted tetrazolylalkanoic acids as dual inhibitors of cytosolic phospholipase A2α and fatty acid amide hydrolase15
Mitochondria-targeted biotin-conjugated BODIPYs for cancer imaging and therapy14
Screening and optimization of phage display cyclic peptides against the WDR5 WBM site14
Discovery of benzoxazole–thiazolidinone hybrids as promising antibacterial agents against Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus species14
Semisynthetic polymyxins with potent antibacterial activity and reduced kidney cell toxicity14
Discovery of aurones bearing two amine functionalities as SHIP2 inhibitors with insulin-sensitizing effect in rat myotubes13
Development of sulfonyl fluoride chemical probes to advance the discovery of cereblon modulators13
Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of indole-modified tamoxifen relatives as potent anticancer agents13
Recent advances of phenotypic screening strategies in the application of anti-influenza virus drug discovery13
Thiazole orange-carboplatin triplex-forming oligonucleotide (TFO) combination probes enhance targeted DNA crosslinking13
Carbopol 940-based hydrogels loading synergistic combination of quercetin and luteolin from the herbEuphorbia humifusato promoteStaphylococcus aureusinfected wound healing12
Design, synthesis, and evaluation of novel ferrostatin derivatives for the prevention of HG-induced VEC ferroptosis12
Unusual Ni⋯Ni interaction in Ni(ii) complexes as potential inhibitors for the development of new anti-SARS-CoV-2 Omicron drugs12
Development of pharmacophore models for AcrB protein and the identification of potential adjuvant candidates for overcoming efflux-mediated colistin resistance12
Role of heterocycles in inhibition of VEGFR-2 – a recent update (2019–2022)12
N-Arylsulfonamide-based adenosine analogues to target RNA cap N7-methyltransferase nsp14 of SARS-CoV-212
In vivo stability of 211At-radiopharmaceuticals: on the impact of halogen bond formation12
1,5-Disubstituted tetrazoles as PD-1/PD-L1 antagonists12
Heterocyclic compounds as xanthine oxidase inhibitors for the management of hyperuricemia: synthetic strategies, structure–activity relationship and molecular docking studies (2018–2024)11
Recent applications of covalent chemistries in protein–protein interaction inhibitors11
Prodrugs of pyrophosphates and bisphosphonates: disguising phosphorus oxyanions11
A new class of 7-deazaguanine agents targeting autoimmune diseases: dramatic reduction of synovial fibroblast IL-6 production from human rheumatoid arthritis patients and improved performance against 11
Cytotoxicity of phosphoramidate, bis-amidate and cycloSal prodrug metabolites against tumour and normal cells11
Novel benzimidazole-based pseudo-irreversible butyrylcholinesterase inhibitors with neuroprotective activity in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model11
Azole-based compounds as potential anti-Acanthamoeba agents11
Deuterium labeling improves the therapeutic index of 3,3′-diselenodipropionic acid as an anticancer agent: insights from redox reactions11
4-Aminopyrazolopyrimidine scaffold and its deformation in the design of tyrosine and serine/threonine kinase inhibitors in medicinal chemistry11
Alkyltriphenylphosphonium turns naphthoquinoneimidazoles into potent membrane depolarizers against mycobacteria10
Design, synthesis and evaluation of the anti-breast cancer activity of 1,3-oxazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidine and 1,3-oxazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidine derivatives10
The future of chemical probes is diversity10
Design and synthesis of atorvastatin derivatives with enhanced water solubility, hepatoselectivity and stability10
Design, synthesis and immunological evaluation of monophosphoryl lipid A derivatives as adjuvants for a RBD-hFc based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine10
Synthesis and properties of the kojic acid dimer and its potential for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease10
Structure–activity relationship study of PROTACs against hematopoietic prostaglandin D2 synthase10
Covalent cannabinoid receptor ligands – structural insight and selectivity challenges10
Pyridine based dual binding site aromatase (CYP19A1) inhibitors10
Biological evaluation of novel amidino substituted coumarin-benzazole hybrids as promising therapeutic agents9
Expanding the structure–activity relationships of alkynyl diphenylurea scaffold as promising antibacterial agents9
Synthesis and biological evaluation of new naphthalimide–thiourea derivatives as potent antimicrobial agents active against multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Mycobacterium tuberc9
Discovery of first-in-class PROTACs targeting maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase (MELK) for the treatment of Burkitt lymphoma9
Chemical synthetic approaches to mimic the TRAIL: promising cancer therapeutics9
Synthetic modification of protein surfaces to mediate induced-proximity pharmacology9
Identification and analysis of small molecule inhibitors of FosB from Staphylococcus aureus9
Research progress of anticancer drugs targeting CDK129
Hydantoin derivative dimers as broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents against ESKAPE pathogens with enhanced killing rate and stability9
Expanding the chemical space of ester of quinoxaline-7-carboxylate 1,4-di-N-oxide derivatives as potential antitubercular agents9
Synthesis of a new series of 4-pyrazolylquinolinones with apoptotic antiproliferative effects as dual EGFR/BRAFV600E inhibitors9
Synthesis and structure–activity relationship (SAR) studies of 1,2,3-triazole, amide, and ester-based benzothiazole derivatives as potential molecular probes for tau protein9
Detection of intact vancomycin–arginine as the active antibacterial conjugate in E. coli by whole-cell solid-state NMR9
Correction: Highly potent and selective phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase IIIβ inhibitors as broad-spectrum anti-rhinoviral agents9
Synergy between the clavanins as a weapon against multidrug-resistant Enterobacter cloacae9
Chemical synthesis and immunological evaluation of cancer vaccines based on ganglioside antigens and α-galactosylceramide9
N-Sulfonylphenoxazines as neuronal calcium ion channel blockers9
Discovery of FtsZ inhibitors by virtual screening as antibacterial agents and study of the inhibition mechanism8
Synthesis of a celastrol derivative as a cancer stem cell inhibitor through regulation of the STAT3 pathway for treatment of ovarian cancer8
Integrating computational and experimental chemical biology revealed variable anticancer activities of phosphodiesterase isoenzyme 5 inhibitors (PDE5i) in lung cancer8
Modulating polybasic character of galactose-based glycosylated antitumor ether lipids for enhanced cytotoxic response8
Novel PROTAC probes targeting KDM3 degradation to eliminate colorectal cancer stem cells through inhibition of Wnt/β-catenin signaling8
Developing peptide-based fusion inhibitors as an antiviral strategy utilizing coronin 1 as a template8
Discovery of selective LATS inhibitors via scaffold hopping: enhancing drug-likeness and kinase selectivity for potential applications in regenerative medicine8
Mannich reaction mediated derivatization of chromones and their biological evaluations as putative multipotent ligands for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease8
Synthesis of a fluorinated pyronin that enables blue light to rapidly depolarize mitochondria8
Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel D-ring fused steroidal N(2)-substituted-1,2,3-triazoles8
A comprehensive apoptotic assessment of niloticin in cervical cancer cells: a tirucallane-type triterpenoid from Aphanamixis polystachya (Wall.) Parker8
Anti-Schistosomal activity and ADMET properties of 1,2,5-oxadiazinane-containing compound synthesized by visible-light photoredox catalysis8
Synthesis and evaluation of tetrahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]quinolin-1(2H)-ones as new tubulin polymerization inhibitors8
Development of 2-deoxystreptamine–nucleobase conjugates for the inhibition of oncogenic miRNA production8
Discovery of selective, metabolically stable pyrazole-based FLT3 inhibitors for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia7
Development of p300-targeting degraders with enhanced selectivity and onset of degradation7
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Novel sigma 1-antagonists with cis-(+)-normetazocine scaffold: synthesis, molecular modeling, and antinociceptive effect7
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Development, biological evaluation, and molecular modelling of novel isocytosine and guanidine derivatives as BACE1 inhibitors using a fragment growing strategy7
Membrane lipid composition directs the cellular selectivity of antimicrobial metallohelices7
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Recent advancements in the structural exploration of TGR5 agonists for diabetes treatment7
Identification of the first structurally validated covalent ligands of the small GTPase RAB27A7
Small molecule targeted protein degradation via the UPS: venturing beyond E3 substrate receptors7
Inhibition and eradication of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms by secondary metabolites of Nocardiopsis lucentensis EMB257
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Silicon incorporated tacrine: design, synthesis, and evaluation of biological and pharmacokinetic parameters6
Design, synthesis, in vitro and in silico evaluation of indole-based tetrazole derivatives as putative anti-breast cancer agents6
Synthesis and anti-tumor activity of new benzofuran-based chalcone derivatives as potent VEGFR-2 inhibitors6
Recent developments in the structural characterisation of the IR and IGF1R: implications for the design of IR–IGF1R hybrid receptor modulators6
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Oxazolidinones as versatile scaffolds in medicinal chemistry6
Structure-guided design of a truncated heterobivalent chemical probe degrader of IRE1α6
Unveiling sultam in drug discovery: spotlight on the underexplored scaffold6
Linker substitution influences succinimide ring hydrolysis equilibrium impacting the stability of attachment to antibody–drug conjugates6
4-Trifluoromethyl bithiazoles as broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents for virus-related bacterial infections or co-infections6
Correction: A comprehensive apoptotic assessment of niloticin in cervical cancer cells: a tirucallane-type triterpenoid from Aphanamixis polystachya (Wall.) Parker6
Fragment-based drug discovery campaigns guided by native mass spectrometry6
Pyrazole-containing pharmaceuticals: target, pharmacological activity, and their SAR studies6
Design, synthesis, and structure–activity relationship studies of 6,7-dihydro-5H-pyrrolo[1,2-b][1,2,4]triazole derivatives as necroptosis inhibitors6
The era of high-quality chemical probes6
Siderophore conjugates to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria6
Discovery of new tricyclic spiroindole derivatives as potent P-glycoprotein inhibitors for reversing multidrug resistance enabled by a synthetic methodology-based library6
Metabolic labelling of cancer cells with glycodendrimers stimulate immune-mediated cytotoxicity6
Recent advances in the discovery of protein tyrosine phosphatase SHP2 inhibitors6
FLT3 inhibitors for acute myeloid leukemia: successes, defeats, and emerging paradigms6
Design, synthesis, and evaluation of benzhydrylpiperazine-based novel dual COX-2/5-LOX inhibitors with anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activity6
Benzenesulfonamide decorated dihydropyrimidin(thi)ones: carbonic anhydrase profiling and antiproliferative activity6
Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of phenanthridine amide and 1,2,3-triazole analogues against Mycobacterium tuberculosis5
A method for estimation of plasma protein binding using diffusion ordered NMR spectroscopy (DOSY)5
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Discovery of benzoheterocyclic-substituted amide derivatives as apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1) inhibitors5
Simple accessible clemastine fumarate analogues as effective antileishmanials5
Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel morpholinopyrimidine-5-carbonitrile derivatives as dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitors5
Novel quinolinepiperazinyl-aryltetrazoles targeting the blood stage of Plasmodium falciparum5
Sirtuin 1-activating derivatives belonging to the anilinopyridine class displaying in vivo cardioprotective activities5
Design, Synthesis, and SAR of Antiproliferative Activity of Trioxatriangulene Derivatives5
Enhancing allosteric inhibition of dihydrodipicolinate synthase through the design and synthesis of novel dimeric compounds5
Impact of multiple H/D replacements on the physicochemical properties of flurbiprofen5
Synthesis of 2-aminopropyl benzopyran derivatives as potential agents against triple-negative breast cancer5
Repurposing of USFDA-approved drugs to identify leads for inhibition of acetylcholinesterase enzyme: a plausible utility as an anti-Alzheimer agent5
Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of novel pyrimidin-2-amine derivatives as potent PLK4 inhibitors5
Structure-based virtual screening discovers novel PKMYT1 inhibitors5
Phenylthiazoles with potent & optimum selectivity toward Clostridium difficile5
Synthesis of diversely substituted pyridin-2(1H)-ones and in vivo evaluation of their anti-allodynic effect on cutaneous inflammatory mechanical allodynia5
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Development of novel thiazolidine-2,4-dione derivatives as PPAR-γ agonists through design, synthesis, computational docking, MD simulation, and comprehensive in vitro and in vivo evaluat5
Trifluoroacetic acid-mediated synthesis of xanthene constructs and their extensive anti-tuberculosis evaluation5
Novel indolyl 1,2,4-triazole derivatives as potential anti-proliferative agents: in silico studies, synthesis, and biological evaluation5
Formulation of a fast-disintegrating drug delivery system from cyclodextrin/naproxen inclusion complex nanofibrous films5
Leveraging efficiency metrics for the optimization of CELMoDs™ as cereblon-based molecular glue degraders5
Microtubule stabilising peptides: new paradigm towards management of neuronal disorders5
Ruthenium(ii)–arene complexes as anti-metastatic agents, and related techniques5
Recent developments in antimicrobial small molecule quaternary phosphonium compounds (QPCs) – synthesis and biological insights5
Diversely functionalized isoquinolines and their core-embedded heterocyclic frameworks: a privileged scaffold for medicinal chemistry5
Cornulacin: a new isoflavone fromCornulaca monacanthaand its isolation, structure elucidation and cytotoxicity through EGFR-mediated apoptosis5
Optimization of the 2-arylquinazoline-4(3H)one scaffold for a selective and potent antitrypanosomal agent: modulation of the mechanism of action through chemical functionalization5
Newly synthesized 6-substituted piperazine/phenyl-9-cyclopentyl containing purine nucleobase analogs act as potent anticancer agents and induce apoptosis via inhibiting Src in hepatocellular ca5
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Second-generation piperazine derivatives as promising radiation countermeasures5
In vitro and in vivo ADME of heterobifunctional degraders: a tailored approach to optimize DMPK properties of PROTACs©5
Radiosynthesis of [18F]brequinar for in vivo PET imaging of hDHODH for potential studies of acute myeloid leukemia and cancers5
Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of rhein–piperazine–furanone hybrids as potential anticancer agents5
Discovery of new dibenzodiazepine derivatives as antibacterials against intracellular bacteria5
PK 11195 derivatives: exploring the influence of amide and heterocyclic substitution on A147T TSPO discrimination5
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Overview of CFTR activators and their recent studies for dry eye disease: a review5
The development of thymol–isatin hybrids as broad-spectrum antibacterial agents with potent anti-MRSA activity5
Synthesis and anticancer evaluation of acetylated-lysine conjugated gemcitabine prodrugs5
Discovery and optimisation of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines as aryl hydrocarbon receptor antagonists5
Carborane clusters increase the potency of bis-substituted cyclam derivatives againstMycobacterium tuberculosis4
New melphalan derivatives for the treatment of retinoblastoma in combination with thermotherapy4
Chemical tools for the Gid4 subunit of the human E3 ligase C-terminal to LisH (CTLH) degradation complex4
Integrating a covalent probe with ubiquicidin fragment enables effective bacterial infection imaging4
Discovery of dibenzylbutane lignan LCA derivatives as potent anti-inflammatory agents4
Witches, potions, and metabolites: an overview from a medicinal perspective4
Medicinal chemistry approaches to target the MNK–eIF4E axis in cancer4
Synthesis and anticancer activity of two highly water-soluble and ionic Pt(iv) complexes as prodrugs for Pt(ii) anticancer drugs4
Small-molecule inhibitors of bacterial-producing metallo-β-lactamases: insights into their resistance mechanisms and biochemical analyses of their activities4
Profiling MAP kinase cysteines for targeted covalent inhibitor design4
Novel irreversible peptidic inhibitors of transglutaminase 24
Antibacterial activity of the structurally novel C-2 amine-substituted analogues based on quinoxaline4
A cationic amphiphilic peptide chaperone rescues Aβ42 aggregation and cytotoxicity4
Ligand-centred phenotype-driven development of potent kinase inhibitors against oesophageal cancer4
Design and synthesis of novel 8-(azaindolyl)-benzoazepinones as potent and selective ROCK inhibitors4
Development, biological evaluation, and molecular modelling of some benzene-sulfonamide derivatives as protein tyrosine phosphatase-1B inhibitors for managing diabetes mellitus and associated metaboli4
Synthesis and structure–activity relationship studies of N-terminal analogues of the lipopeptide antibiotics brevicidine and laterocidine4
Antitubercular activity of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole derivatives targeting Mycobacterium tuberculosis type II NADH dehydrogenase4
Aptamer AS411 interacts with the KRAS promoter/hnRNP A1 complex and shows increased potency against drug-resistant lung cancer4
Development of subtype-selective covalent ligands for the adenosine A2B receptor by tuning the reactive group4
The pan-cancer analysis of LRG1 and its potential role in kidney renal clear cell carcinoma4
DC-derived whole cell cytokine nano-regulator for remodelling extracellular matrix and synergizing tumor immunotherapy4
Identification of chalcone analogues as anti-inflammatory agents through the regulation of NF-κB and JNK activation4
An overview of the development of EED inhibitors to disable the PRC2 function4
Expanding the scope of novel 1,2,3-triazole derivatives as new antiparasitic drug candidates4
Efficient selective targeting of Candida CYP51 by oxadiazole derivatives designed from plant cuminaldehyde4
It's ok to be outnumbered – sub-stoichiometric modulation of homomeric protein complexes4
meso-Substituted AB3-type phenothiazinyl porphyrins and their indium and zinc complexes photosensitising properties, cytotoxicity and phototoxicity on ovarian cancer cells4
Exploration of cytotoxic potential and tubulin polymerization inhibition activity of cis-stilbene-1,2,3-triazole congeners4
Natural product-inspired [3 + 2] cycloaddition-based spirooxindoles as dual anticancer agents: synthesis, characterization, and biological evaluation by in vitro and in silico methods4
Novel curcumin-based analogues as potential VEGFR2 inhibitors with promising metallic loading nanoparticles: synthesis, biological evaluation, and molecular modelling investigation4
N-Methylamide-structured SB366791 derivatives with high TRPV1 antagonistic activity: toward PET radiotracers to visualize TRPV14
A fragment-based approach leading to the discovery of inhibitors of CK2α with a novel mechanism of action4
Systematic generation and analysis of counterfactuals for compound activity predictions using multi-task models4
Structure–activity relationships of valine, tert-leucine, and phenylalanine amino acid-derived synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists related to ADB-BUTINACA, APP-BUTINACA, and ADB-P7AICA4
Design, quality and validation of the EU-OPENSCREEN fragment library poised to a high-throughput screening collection4
Tackling antimicrobial stewardship through synergy and antimicrobial peptides4
Antiproliferative activity and toxicity evaluation of 1,2,3-triazole and 4-methyl coumarin hybrids in the MCF7 breast cancer cell line4
Evolution of 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)indoline-2-one as a scaffold for potent and selective anticancer activity4
Recent developments of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine analogues as antituberculosis agents4
Designed hybrid anticancer nuclear-localized peptide inhibits aggressive cancer cell proliferation4
Targeted protein degradation using the lysosomal pathway4
Hepatocyte targeting via the asialoglycoprotein receptor4
Introduction to the themed collection on fragment-based drug discovery4
Metal-free synthesis of N-fused quinazolino-quinazoline-diones as a MALAT1 RNA triple helix intercalator4
Synthesis and anti-proliferative activity of dehydroabietinol derivatives bearing a triazole moiety4
Novel benzenesulfonamides containing a dual triazole moiety with selective carbonic anhydrase inhibition and anticancer activity4
Strong in vitro anticancer activity of copper(ii) and zinc(ii) complexes containing naturally occurring lapachol: cellular effects in ovarian A2780 cells4
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