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Herman D Makgoathana1, Siyanda T Mthembu2, Thandi V Mhlanga3

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, Lynnwood Road, Hatfield, Pretoria 0002, South Africa.

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
|May 13, 2026
PubMed

Keywords:
benzimidazole–chalconebioactive compoundspharmacological propertiesα,β–unsaturated

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