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  • noun organic chemistry A bicyclic heterocycle containing a pyridine ring fused to that of dihydropyridine ring

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  • Voreloxin is a novel naphthyridine analog, structurally related to quinolones, a class of compounds that has not been used previously for the treatment of cancer.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2009

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