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Anna Barteselli1, Manolo Casagrande1, Nicoletta Basilico2

  • 1Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Mangiagalli 25, 20133 Milano, Italy.

Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
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Antileishmanial activityAntiplasmodial activityClofazimineClofazimine analogsPyrrolizidinyl-alkyliminophenazine derivativesQuinolizidinyl-alkyliminophenazine derivatives

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