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What is Bioisostere?

Definition 29.17 University Chemistry — Year 3 · Chapter 29 — Heterocyclic Chemistry

A bioisostere is a group that replaces another in a drug molecule while keeping its biological activity, because it has a similar size, shape and pattern of hydrogen-bonding and charge, such as a tetrazole in place of a carboxylic acid, or a pyridine in place of a benzene ring.

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