Synthesis of carboranes containing an azulene framework and in vitro evaluation as boron carriers

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 2825-2830

  Nakamura, Hiroyuki ^a   Sekido, Masaru ^a   Yamamoto, Yoshinori ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; AZULENE DERIVATIVE; BORON 10; CARBORANE DERIVATIVE; DRUG CARRIER; PALLADIUM; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CATALYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HYDROPHILICITY; MELANOMA CELL; MOUSE; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; AZULENES; BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; CELL SURVIVAL; CYCLOHEPTANES; CYCLOPENTANES; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE;

EID: 0030869059     PISSN: 00222623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jm970023x     Document Type: Article

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