MK-5204: An Orally Active Beta-1,3-Glucan Synthesis Inhibitor
MK-5204
orally active beta-1,3-glucan synthesis inhibitor eff. in fungal infect. model, discont. for alt. from semisynthetic mod. of enfumafungin Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., Jun. 19, 2020 Merck & Co., Kenilworth, NJ / Scynexis
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