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Development and evaluation of novel InhA inhibitors inspired by thiadiazole and tetrahydropyran series of inhibitors

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|Jul 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acph-2025-0016 | Journal eISSN: 1846-9558 | Journal ISSN: 1330-0075
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