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The biochemical and pharmacological activity of 9-benzyl-9-deazaguanine, a potent purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) inhibitor

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Kimble, E., Hadala, J., Ludewig, R. et al. The biochemical and pharmacological activity of 9-benzyl-9-deazaguanine, a potent purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) inhibitor. Inflamm Res 44 (Suppl 2), S181–S182 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01778321

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