Griseofulvin: A novel interaction with bovine brain tubulin

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 903-909

  Chaudhuri, Asish Ray ^a   Ludueña, Richard F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

alkylation; fluorescence; griseofulvin; hydrophobic areas; sulfhydryl groups; tubulin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BETA TUBULIN; COLCHICINE; GRISEOFULVIN; IODOACETAMIDE; RADIOISOTOPE; THIOL GROUP; TRYPTOPHAN;

ALKYLATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; BRAIN; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; FLUOROMETRY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SCATCHARD PLOT;

EID: 0029985814     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(95)02406-9     Document Type: Article

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