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Research Articles

Usnic acid as potential inhibitors of BCL2 and P13K protein through network pharmacology-based analysis, molecular docking and molecular dynamic simulation

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Pages 13632-13645 | Received 25 Jul 2022, Accepted 03 Feb 2023, Published online: 16 Feb 2023

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