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Zhylko, V., Saliyeva, L., Slyvka, N., Grozav, A., Yakovychuk, N., Melnyk, D., Melnyk, O., Litvinchuk, M & Vov, M. (2025). Synthesis, antimicrobial and antioxidant activity evaluation, DFT-calculation, and docking studies of 3-aryl-5,6-dihydroimidazo[2,1-b][1,3]thiazoles.Current Chemistry Letters, 14(1), 107-118.
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