Synthesis and anti-tubulin activity of a 3′-(4-Azidophenyl)-3′- dephenylpaclitaxel photoaffinity probe

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 26, 2004, Pages 6459-6465

  Spletstoser, Jared T ^a   Flaherty, Patrick T ^a   Himes, Richard H ^a   Georg, Gunda I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3' (4 AZIDOPHENYL) 3' DEPHENYLPACLITAXEL; AZETIDINONE DERIVATIVE; PACLITAXEL; PACLITAXEL DERIVATIVE; TUBULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CYCLOADDITION; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; PHOTOAFFINITY LABELING;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; AZIDES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; CYCLIZATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PACLITAXEL; PHOTOAFFINITY LABELS; STEREOISOMERISM; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TUBULIN; TUBULIN MODULATORS;

EID: 10644225199     PISSN: 00222623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jm030581d     Document Type: Article

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