Quantitative structure-cytotoxicity relationship analysis of betulinic acid and its derivatives by semi-empirical molecular-orbital method

Anticancer Research

Volumn 25, Issue 6 B, 2005, Pages 3951-3955

  Ishihara, Mariko ^a   Sakagami, Hiroshi ^a   Liu, Wing Keung ^b  

^a MEIKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (Japan)

^b Prince of Wales Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Betulinic acid; Cytotoxicity; Semi empirical molecular orbital method

Indexed keywords

BETULIC ACID;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DIPOLE; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HYDROPHOBICITY; IONIZATION; MOLECULAR SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SOLUBILITY;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SOLUBILITY; TRITERPENES;

EID: 27944433755     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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