Evaluation of the cytotoxic mechanism mediated by baccatin III, the synthetic precursor of taxol

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 103-114

  Pengsuparp, Thitima ^a,b   Kingston, David G I ^d   Neidigh, Kurt A ^d   Cordell, Geoffrey A ^b   Pezzuto, John M ^b,c  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

antimitotic; baccatin III; binding sites; cell cycle; tubulin polymerization

Indexed keywords

BACCATIN III; COLCHICINE; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; TUBULIN; VINBLASTINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030583261     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-2797(96)03713-1     Document Type: Article

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