A perspective of polyamine metabolism

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 376, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-14

  Wallace, Heather M ^a   Fraser, Alison V ^a   Hughes, Alun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cancer; Cell growth; Putrescine; Spermidine; Spermine

Indexed keywords

AMINES; DISEASES; ELECTROSTATICS; ENZYMES; GENES; MACROMOLECULES; METABOLISM; ONCOLOGY; TUMORS;

APOPTOSIS; CELL GROWTH; PARASITIC INFECTIONS;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

4 AMIDINO 1 INDANONE 2' AMIDINOHYDRAZONE; 5' [(4 AMINO 2 BUTENYL)METHYLAMINO] 5' DEOXYADENOSINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIZYME; DNA; EFLORNITHINE; N,N' BIS(2,3 BUTADIENYL)PUTRESCINE; POLYAMINE; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

APOPTOSIS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PREVENTION; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL DEATH; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRAIN HL 60; CELL SURVIVAL; CHO CELL; DNA SYNTHESIS; DRUG MECHANISM; HEP 2 CELL; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MELANOMA; METABOLIC INHIBITION; METAPHASE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; POLYAMINE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CATIONS; CELL DEATH; CELL DIVISION; EFLORNITHINE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; POLYAMINES;

EID: 0345688128     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20031327     Document Type: Review

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