Nitrobenzyl Mustard Quaternary Salts: A New Class of Hypoxia-Selective Cytotoxins Showing Very High in Vitro Selectivity

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 17, 1993, Pages 2578-2579

  Tercel, Moana ^a   Wilson, William R ^a   Denny, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORMETHINE; CYTOTOXIN; N,N BIS(2 CHLOROETHYL) 2 NITROBENZYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANCER; CELL SURVIVAL; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; HYPOXIC CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0027304445     PISSN: 00222623     EISSN: 15204804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jm00069a019     Document Type: Editorial

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