Inhibitory mechanisms of 1-(3-C-ethynyl-β-D-ribo-pentofuranosyl)uracil (EUrd) on RNA synthesis

Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 227-232

  Yokogawa, Tatsushi ^a   Naito, Tomoharu ^a   Kanda, Hiroshi ^a   Takatori, Satoshi ^a   Takenaka, Kiyoko ^a   Sasaki, Takuma ^b   Matsuda, Akira ^c   Fukushima, Masakazu ^d   Kim, Hye Sook ^a   Wataya, Yusuke ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TAIHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

EUrd; Inhibitor of RNA Synthesis; Nucleolus

Indexed keywords

1 (3 C ETHYNYL BETA DEXTRO RIBOPENTOFURANOSYL)URACIL; ANTIMETABOLITE; CYTARABINE; RNA; RNA POLYMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URACIL DERIVATIVE; URIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BREAST TUMOR; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME KINETICS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KINETICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; RIBONUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RNA SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; FEMALE; KINETICS; MICE; NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; RNA; URIDINE;

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EID: 20944437995     PISSN: 15257770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/NCN-200055727     Document Type: Article

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