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A series of bicyclic enols 3 and tricyclic benzo[c]quinoliziniums 4 an
d 5 were prepared. and evaluated as inhibitors of protein kinase CKII.
Of the seventeen derivatives examined, 6-hydroxy-benzo[c]quinoliziniu
m 5d was the most potent inhibitor and exhibited a good selectivity fo
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