Computational methods in drug discovery

Sumudu P. Leelananda and Steffen Lindert
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2694–2718. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.12.267

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Computational methods in drug discovery
Sumudu P. Leelananda and Steffen Lindert
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2694–2718. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.12.267

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Leelananda, S. P.; Lindert, S. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2694–2718. doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.267

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