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Ram W Sabnis1, Anika R Sabnis2
1Arclin USA LLC, 1150 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 100, Alpharetta, Georgia 30009, United States.
ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters
|August 20, 2026
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Provided herein are novel benzofuran derivatives as SARM1 inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions, use of such compounds in treating axonal degeneration, and processes for preparing such compounds.
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