Acyclic Pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine Nucleosides
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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This work was supported by ‘‘Recherches men e´ es dans le cadre du Programme
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Th e´ matique d’Appui a` la Recherche Scientifique (PROTARS N P1T2=02) ’’ and by
the ‘‘Biomedical Research Programme of the European Commission’’. Cecil D.
Kwong, Ph.D. (Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, AL) is gratefully acknow-
ledged for the evaluation of the anti-tuberculosis activity.
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