Defining the Molecular Requirements for the Selective Delivery of Polyamine Conjugates into Cells Containing Active Polyamine Transporters

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 5129-5138

  Wang, Chaojie ^c   Delcros, Jean Guy ^a   Cannon, Laura ^b   Konate, Fanta ^b   Carias, Horacio ^b   Biggerstaff, John ^b   Gardner, Richard Andrew ^b   Phanstiel IV, Otto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c HENAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFLORNITHINE; N (ANTHRACEN 9 YLMETHYL)BUTANEDIAMINE; N (ANTHRACEN 9 YLMETHYL)BUTYLAMINE; POLYAMINE; PUTRESCINE; SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG CONJUGATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; IC 50; LEUKEMIA L 1210; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANTHRACENES; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BENZYL COMPOUNDS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; MICE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MUTATION; NAPHTHALENES; POLYAMINES; PYRENES; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0242691701     PISSN: 00222623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jm030223a     Document Type: Article

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