Abstract
A major need in cancer chemotherapy is the availability of cancer cell-specific drugs. This paper discusses recent advances and perspectives in the field of selective drug recognition considering the key targets tyrosine kinases, DNA-topoisomerases and telomerase.
Keywords: drug-specificity, tyrosine kinase, topoisomerase, telomerase
Current Medicinal Chemistry - Anti-Cancer Agents
Title: Anticancer Agents: Towards the Future
Volume: 4 Issue: 5
Author(s): Manlio Palumbo
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Keywords: drug-specificity, tyrosine kinase, topoisomerase, telomerase
Abstract: A major need in cancer chemotherapy is the availability of cancer cell-specific drugs. This paper discusses recent advances and perspectives in the field of selective drug recognition considering the key targets tyrosine kinases, DNA-topoisomerases and telomerase.
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Palumbo Manlio, Anticancer Agents: Towards the Future, Current Medicinal Chemistry - Anti-Cancer Agents 2004; 4 (5) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568011043352731
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568011043352731 |
Print ISSN 1568-0118 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-5968 |
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