Virtual screening, molecular docking, molecular dynamics and quantum chemical studies on (2-methoxy-4-prop-2-enylphenyl) N-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl) carbamate: a novel inhibitor of hepatocellular carcinoma

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