Synthesis, conformational analysis and CB1 binding affinity of hairpin-like anandamide pseudopeptide mimetics

Maria Di Marzo1, Agostino Casapullo, Giuseppe Bifulco

  • 1Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Salerno, Italy.

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