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Synthesis and activity of selective MMP inhibitors with an aryl backbone
T E Barta1, D P Becker, L J Bedell
1Pharmacia, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Skokie, IL 60077, USA. barta@netmug.org
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters
|January 2, 2001
Abstract:
A series of novel, MMP-1 sparing arylhydroxamate sulfonamides with activity against MMP-2 and -13 is described.
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