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. 2012 May 24;3(6):442-4.
doi: 10.1021/ml300114c. eCollection 2012 Jun 14.

Drug repurposing and the medicinal chemist

Jeffrey Aubé  1
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Drug repurposing and the medicinal chemist

Jeffrey Aubé. ACS Med Chem Lett. .

Abstract

Drug repurposing is an approach to finding new uses for older drugs and has been gaining popularity in recent years. The role of traditional medicinal chemistry in the context of these efforts is considered.

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