Synthesis and antitumor evaluation of new thiazolo[5,4-b]quinoline derivatives

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 668-676

  Alvarez Ibarra, Carlos ^a   Fernández Granda, Rocío ^a   Quiroga, María L ^a   Carbonell, Angélica ^a   Cárdenas, Francisco ^b   Giralt, Ernest ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; THIAZOLO[5,4 B]QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CYCLIZATION; CYTOTOXICITY; DERIVATIZATION; DNA BINDING; DNA SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CELL DIVISION; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MICE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; QUINOLINES; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; THIAZOLES; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0031056011     PISSN: 00222623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jm960556q     Document Type: Article

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