Chemical similarity and biological activities

"Similar molecules exert similar biological activities". Since long, medicinal chemists use this concept to modify the structures of biologically active compounds. Bioisosteric replacements of atoms and groups pave the way from various lead structures to therapeutically useful enzyme inhib...

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Main Author: Kubinyi Hugo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2002-01-01
Series:Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-50532002000600002