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Editorial
. 2025 Oct;17(19):2311-2313.
doi: 10.1080/17568919.2025.2559577. Epub 2025 Sep 9.

The underutilized therapeutic potential of cyclic sulfonamides

Keng Yoon Yeong  1 , Chee Wei Ang  1
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Editorial

The underutilized therapeutic potential of cyclic sulfonamides

Keng Yoon Yeong et al. Future Med Chem. 2025 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: Sulfonamides; antibacterial; anticancer; cyclic; drug discovery.

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The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties.

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