Rifamycins as inhibitors of collagenase activity: Their possible pharmacological role in collagen degradative diseases

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-35

  Di Giulio, Antonio ^a   Barracchini, Annalisa ^b   Cellai, Luciano ^c   Martuccio, Concetta ^c   Amicosante, Gianfranco ^a   Oratore, Arduino ^a   Pantaleoni, GianCarlo ^b  

^a Dipto di Sci e Tecnologie B   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Collagenase inhibition; Fluorimetric assay; Rifamycins

Indexed keywords

COLLAGENASE; RIFAMPICIN; RIFAMYCIN; RIFAMYCIN B; RIFAMYCIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; COLLAGEN DISEASE; ENZYME INHIBITION; FLUOROMETRY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030598304     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(96)04698-4     Document Type: Article

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