Synthesis and antitumor evaluation of α-Methylene-γ-butyrolactone-linked to 5-substituted uracil nucleic acid bases

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 235-239

  Kim, Jack C ^a   Kim, Ji A ^a   Kim, Si Hwan ^a   Park, Jin Il ^a   Kim, Seon Hee ^b   Choi, Soon Kyu ^c   Park, Won Woo ^d  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Dong A University   (South Korea)

^d Puasn Junior College   (South Korea)

Author keywords

5 Methyl 5 (5 Substituted uracil 1 ylmethyl) 2 oxo 3 methylenetetrahydrofuran; Antitumor activity; Cytotoxic moiety; Mouse mammary carcinoma (FM 3A); Reformatsky reaction; Methylene butyrolactone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000514920     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02976897     Document Type: Review

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