Antitumor activity of S-(p-bromobenzyl)glutathione diesters in vitro: A structure-activity study

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 3409-3411

  Thornalley, Paul J ^a   Ladan, Muhati J ^a   Ridgway, Simon J S ^a   Kang, Yubin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ESTER DERIVATIVE; GLUTATHIONE DERIVATIVE; S (4 BROMOBENZYL)GLUTATHIONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL STRAIN HL 60; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESTERS; GLUTATHIONE; HL-60 CELLS; HUMANS; LACTOYLGLUTATHIONE LYASE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, FAST ATOM BOMBARDMENT; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0029767940     PISSN: 00222623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jm960129c     Document Type: Article

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