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A subtle change: Structural changes upon amide bond methylation improve the selectivity of the anti-angiogenic drug Cilengitide, which after N-methylation at distinct positions discriminates between the closely related pro-angiogenic integrins αvβ3 and αvβ5 (see scheme).
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