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Imidazoquinoline

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Imidazoquinoline, and locations of possible modification to form its derivatives.


Imidazoquinoline is a double cyclic organic molecule; its derivatives and compounds are often used for antiviral [1] and antiallergic [2] creams.


References

  1. Hemmi et al., “Small anti-viral compounds activate immune cells via the TLR7 MyD88−dependent signaling pathway”, Nature Immunology 3, 196 – 200 (2002).
  2. Peet et al., “Synthesis and Antiallergic Activity of Some Quinolinones and Immidazoquinolinones”, J. Med. Chem., vol. 28, pp. 298-302, 1985.

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