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Biocatalysis Bummer
Filed under biocatalysisFeb 25Drug cancellations are the bane of the existence of biocatalysis developers. A nicely selective, efficient enzymatic process is developed, tested, and just as commercialization seems at hand, the drug gets pulled. Pfizer just announced such a cancellation for esreboxetine. Two chiral centers down the drain.
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