Selective DNA Interaction of the Novel Distamycin Derivative FCE 24517

Cancer Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 199-204

  Ballinari, Dario ^b   Ceroni, Cristina ^b   Spreafico, Federico ^b   D'Incaici, Maurizio ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC ANTIBIOTIC; DISTAMYCIN A; TALLIMUSTINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG MECHANISM; LEUKEMIA L 1210; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALKYLATING AGENTS; ANIMAL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL DIVISION; DISTAMYCINS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, NEOPLASM; GROWTH INHIBITORS; MICE; MITOSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITROGEN MUSTARD COMPOUNDS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0026079112     PISSN: 00085472     EISSN: 15387445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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