A steroid derivative with paclitaxel-like effects on tubulin polymerization

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 568-575

  Verdier Pinard, Pascal ^a   Wang, Zhiqiang ^b   Mohanakrishnan, Arasambattu K ^b   Cushman, Mark ^b   Hamel, Ernest ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

17BETA ACETOXY 2 ETHOXY 6 OXO B HOMO ESTRA 1,3,5(10) TRIEN 3 OL; 2 ETHOXYESTRADIOL; 2 METHOXYESTRADIOL; 7,3,17BETA DIACETOXY 2 ETHOXY 6 OXO B HOMO ESTRA 1,3,5(10) TRIENE; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; COLCHICINE; ESTRAMUSTINE PHOSPHATE; ESTROGEN DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYL GROUP; KETONE; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; PACLITAXEL; POLYMER; TUBULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETYLATION; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; DRUG BINDING; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034006320     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/mol.57.3.568     Document Type: Article

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