Addressing the problem of molecular diversity

Drugs of the Future

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 177-190

  Eichler, Uwe ^a   Ertl, Peter ^a   Gobbi, Alberto ^a   Poppinger, Dieter ^a  

^a NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

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Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CROP; DRUG INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW;

EID: 0032934948     PISSN: 03778282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/dof.1999.024.02.858618     Document Type: Review

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