Chemical tuning of photoswitchable azobenzenes: a photopharmacological case study using nicotinic transmission

Lorenzo Sansalone, Jun Zhao, Matthew T. Richers and Graham C. R. Ellis-Davies
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2812–2821. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.15.274

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Chemical tuning of photoswitchable azobenzenes: a photopharmacological case study using nicotinic transmission
Lorenzo Sansalone, Jun Zhao, Matthew T. Richers and Graham C. R. Ellis-Davies
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2812–2821. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.15.274

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Sansalone, L.; Zhao, J.; Richers, M. T.; Ellis-Davies, G. C. R. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2812–2821. doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.274

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